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 Something of a memento mori, the necklace flips the script on the beetle's role as the harbinger of untimely death in the original film and becomes instead a protective talisman for its wearer. — Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026 More details about Hayden Panettiere’s plans to visit her daughter have emerged three days after the actress’s untimely death. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 20 Aug. 2026 Birds visiting the feeder can get the goo on their wings, hampering their ability to fly and possibly leading to their untimely deaths. — Joan Morris, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2026 Incomplete, corrupted, untimely, or unintelligible Submissions or Submission Forms will be disqualified. — August 16, NPR, 16 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for untimely

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Adjective

The book discusses Andrew Carnegie, one of the wealthiest people of the late 19th and early 20th century.

— John Blake, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Hansen’s sentence was first reduced to 25 years to life, and the state later created a pathway to earlier parole for many youthful offenders serving life sentences.

— Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of early

Adjective

The sudden push toward scale marks a shift for a technology that spent years looking more like a Silicon Valley experiment than a serious alternative to putting a package in a car.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026
The morning after their fight, Russia invades Ukraine, and the two go on with their separation amid the backdrop of sudden social upheaval.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of sudden

Adjective

Getty Images The Philadelphia Phillies are in the final days before the MLB trade deadline searching for answers to an offense that has stalled at an inopportune time.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
American fans will rue the fact that such a feel-good story ended in embarrassment on and off the field as a US president who loves the spotlight seized it at an inopportune time and then a promising team crashed out in the worst way possible.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 7 July 2026

Definition of inopportune

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