Definitions

unsuitable

[uhn-soo-tuh-buhl] / ʌnˈsu tə bəl /

ADJECTIVE

not proper, inappropriate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

improper inadequate inadmissible incompatible incongruous ineligible irrelevant unacceptable unfit unsuited

WEAK

clashing disagreeable discordant discrepant disparate disproportionate dissident dissonant ill-suited inapposite inapt inconsistent infelicitous inharmonious interfering jarring malapropos out of character out of keeping out of place senseless unbecoming unbefitting uncalled-for undue unfitting unmatched unseasonable unseemly

Antonyms

STRONGEST

able acceptable appropriate compatible fitting harmonious qualified suitable

WEAK

proper

Example Sentences

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Unsuitable temporary accommodation can include unsafe B&Bs and properties far away from family and friends.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2025

Unsuitable for sensitive viewers: “The Cleaners” are the outsourced censors who scrub questionable content from social media in this new documentary on “Independent Lens.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2018

Among her parade of Unsuitable Men the poet walks, herself not entirely the most Suitable of Women, but not afraid to say so.

From The Guardian • May 21, 2013

Unsuitable for most agriculture, it has largely been left alone even as humans have transformed the rest of the planet.

From Washington Post

Unsuitable, not to the purpose, not contributing to the improvement of life.

From Conspiracy of Catiline and the Jurgurthine War by Watson, John Selby

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