不相応|ふそうおうfusouou[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. na-adjective, noununsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved
   彼女かのじょは買い物かいものに出でかけると、結局けっきょく不相応ふそうおうな買い物かいものをしてしまう。↗

   Whenever she goes shopping, she ends up buying more than she can afford.

• Synonym不釣合いふつりあいNeutralA mismatch between two things that don't go together, e.g. 「不釣合いなカップル」. More about comparing a pair than about status or what one deserves.
• Synonym不適当ふてきとうWrittenWritten/formal. Judges something as unfit for its purpose or the occasion — an evaluation of suitability rather than a mismatch with one's status.
• Synonym不適ふてきWrittenWritten/formal shorthand for 「不適当」 that can stand alone, as in 「使用に不適」.
• Synonym場違いばちがいNeutralOut of place: stresses appearing somewhere one doesn't belong and sticking out jarringly, rather than a general lack of fitness.
• SynonymそぐわないNeutralDescribes something that doesn't fit the mood around it or one's character, e.g. 「場にそぐわない」.
• Antonym相応そうおうWrittenWritten/formal antonym: fitting and appropriate to one's status or ability — the direct opposite of 「不相応」.
• Antonym釣り合いつりあいNeutralBalance or equilibrium — both sides are well matched. The neutral opposite of the mismatch sense of 「不相応」.

Use 「不相応」 for what doesn't match one's status, ability or income, often as 「身分不相応」 or 「分不相応」. For a mismatched pair use 「不釣合い」; for something out of place, 「場違い」. The antonym is 「相応」.

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1. ふさわしくないこと。