out of character

1. see in character.

Example Sentences

The way to tell the U.N. has done something out of character is that Hamas has issued a statement condemning the resolution.

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Out of character, Clarke went barmy at the break - and that's the last time we saw his team.

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“That’s kind of what human beings do. We do things and say things that are sometimes completely out of character and the question is, ‘OK, why did they just do that?’

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Sgt David Mockett said it was "out of character" for Mr Beutin not to be in contact with his loved ones.

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But this outburst was out of character.

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Related Words

• improper 
• inadequate 
• inadmissible 
• incompatible 
• incongruous 
• ineligible 
• irrelevant 
• unacceptable 
• unfit 
• unsuited