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Definitions

ill-equipped

[il-i-kwipt] / ˈɪl ɪˈkwɪpt /
ADJECTIVE
unfit
Synonyms
STRONGEST
impotent inadequate incapable ineligible unable unprepared unqualified useless
STRONG
blundering bungling debilitated disqualified incapacitated unfitted
WEAK
amateur awkward bush league butter-fingered clumsy feeble heavy-handed incompetent ineffective inefficient inept inexperienced inexpert maladjusted maladroit no good not cut out for not equal to not up to unapt unhandy unpracticed unproficient unskilled unskillful untrained weak
Antonyms
WEAK
appropriate fit ready
ADJECTIVE
unfit
Synonyms
STRONGEST
inadequate inappropriate unhealthy unlikely unsuitable unsuited useless
STRONG
debilitated down dragging mistaken
WEAK
below par can't make the grade decrepit discordant feeble flimsy ill-adapted ill-suited improper inapplicable incompatible incongruous incorrect ineffective inexpedient infelicitous inharmonious laid low not fit out of element out of place out of shape poorly rocky unbecoming uncongenial uncool unmeet unpromising valueless
Antonyms
STRONGEST
appropriate proper suitable
WEAK
able fit qualified willing
ADJECTIVE
unqualified
Synonyms
STRONGEST
inadequate incapable ineligible inexperienced unfit unprepared unskilled
WEAK
amateur bush bush-league disqualified not equal to not up to unequipped unfitted
Antonyms
STRONGEST
able competent qualified suitable
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conditional indefinite prepared ready temporary tentative

Example Sentences

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Even the most privileged among us occasionally find ourselves adrift and ill-equipped to deal with our own capsized lives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

State agencies, however, were ill-equipped to accommodate the order.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026

As well as being ill-equipped for the challenges they faced on the field, the visitors seemed surprised by the hostile attention they received from the Australian media, particularly at the beginning of the tour.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026

If you do end up with an ill-equipped manager, there are likely lessons to be learned from that experience, too, as you move to find a better fit elsewhere.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 30, 2025

Both of them overburdened and ill-equipped, weak by nature or circumstance, married to strong-willed, selfish men, addicted to the opiate of sleep.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline