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Out of Place

MEANING IN ENGLISH

Not in the proper environment; feeling awkward, mismatched, or incongruous

In context

01

A sleek modern skyscraper looks totally out of place next to the century-old heritage fortress.

02

The excavated primitive spearhead seemed strangely out of place in the contemporary art gallery.

Synonyms

Incongruous,inappropriate,mismatched

Antonyms

In place,harmonious,fitting

Collocations

Look out of place,feel out of place,completely out of place

Sources

Bidyazo vocabulary library ↗