unsuitable

[uhn-soo-tuh-buhl]

adjective

1. not suitable; inappropriate; unfitting; unbecoming.

unsuitable

/ ʌnˈsuːtəbəl, ʌnˈsjuːt- /

adjective

1. not appropriate, suitable, or fit

Other Word Forms

• unsuitability noun
• unsuitableness noun
• unsuitably adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of unsuitable¹

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

Example Sentences

Huge swaths of forest were logged and cleared out, obliterating vast areas and rendering them unsuitable for panda habitat.

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But it is this very presence in the homes of almost the entire British population that makes the BBC so unsuitable for a diverse democracy.

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They say that one of the drivers behind the figures is a large increase in the number of people housed in unsuitable temporary accommodation.

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New York Democrats have already discovered this, watching a clutch of sleepy, lazy or otherwise unsuitable primary candidates fail to capitalize on Mr. Mamdani’s many obvious shortcomings to knock him out of the race.

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It also suggested that many of the properties were unsuitable for the insulation in the first place.

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Related Words

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