UNTIMELY Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

untimely

adjective

Definition of untimely

as in early

occurring before the usual or expected time the untimely arrival of our guests caught us by surprise

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Recent Examples of untimely After her father’s untimely death, this Carrie, who grew up in a sheltered, cult-like environment, gets to interact with the outside world for the first time. — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026 A lot has happened since Garnet Hills started business, including the untimely death of the founder couple in a 1985 plane crash and the sale of the family business to live shopping company QVC Group in 2017. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026 Quavo sat down with Complex’s Idea Generation and talked about how Takeoff’s untimely death helped mend his fractured relationship with their childhood friend and fellow Migos groupmate. — Angel Diaz, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026 According to state police, the incident is being investigated as an untimely death. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for untimely

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Adjective

In this golden age of cringe, that earlier art of transgression—with its tense silences, humiliations, and hostile disturbance of the performer-audience relationship—was channeled downstream.

— Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
That earlier aircraft established a historical precedent for using the Hercules platform in this specialized role.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of early

Adjective

When filing may be premature Document the loss and the policy issue first, then pull together the communications that show where the insurer stood.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
The commission also declined costs for storage pipeline replacement projects after finding premature plans and uncertain timelines, and for the customer service order tracker after the MPSC did not find the company producing cost-savings data.

— DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of premature

Adjective

The pom-pom sandals at Givenchy were wonderful, fun, unexpected and exactly what fashion lovers are looking for from a spring runway show.

— Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
Be especially cautious about unexpected texts or calls that arrive afterward.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of unexpected

Adjective

All of a sudden, Bass was a staggering champion lunging at a revived Raman, who swung and stung and ducked the way only a hungry up-and-comer can.

— Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
The Sagittarius Moon opposes Uranus, making a conversation, bit of news, or sudden change of perspective impossible to ignore.

— Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of sudden

Adjective

But like a bell on a cat, that can betray you at the most inopportune times.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
That makes this a particularly inopportune time for the Fed to start asking the market to take on additional supply of mortgages and Treasury notes if the Fed were to reduce the balance sheet.

— Steve Liesman,Matt Peterson, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of inopportune

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