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View synonyms for unsuitable

unsuitable

[ uhn-soo-tuh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. not suitable; inappropriate; unfitting; unbecoming.


unsuitable

/ ʌnˈsuːtəbəl; ʌnˈsjuːt- /

adjective

  1. not appropriate, suitable, or fit


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Other Words From

  • unsuit·a·bili·ty un·suita·ble·ness noun
  • un·suita·bly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of unsuitable1

First recorded in 1580–90; un- 1 + suitable

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Example Sentences

Just three years after doctors cast it off as unsuitable, the IUD is reigning supreme.

Of course, Christian tradition has rejected many of these stipulations about unsuitable professions.

One “gallant old doctor” says he finds it unsuitable she is in a mortuary.

I with a wife unsuited to me, and she with a husband unsuitable for any woman.

Each was ruined or wrecked by some aspect of its location that made it unsuitable as a building site.

The non-elastic character of water made it unsuitable for a machine requiring a fly-wheel.

His opinion, however, was unfavourable, and he declared the work unsuitable for performance by the Musical Society.

It is clearly unsuitable for photographing the Moon and planets, and for star charting.

Some people claim that they can detect a definite pattern of suggestive songs and unsuitable thrillers in the programmes.

The result is streets of overcrowded homes unsuitable for family life.

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