Definitions

ill-fitting

[il-fit-ing] / ˈɪlˈfɪt ɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

baggy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

billowing floppy oversize roomy

WEAK

bulging droopy flabby loose sagging slack unshapely

Antonyms

WEAK

firm fitting tight

ADJECTIVE

uncomfortable

Synonyms

STRONGEST

annoying awkward bitter difficult distressing hard harsh troublesome

WEAK

afflictive agonizing cramped disagreeable dolorous excruciating galling grievous incommodious irritating thorny torturing vexatious wearisome

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agreeable easy kind mild nice pleasant pleasing simple soft straightforward

WEAK

comfortable content happy painless

Example Sentences

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Through this, you can create your own career check list, and avoid wasting time on ill-fitting applications.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026

There were men in leather jackets, women in bedazzled red hats, young guys in ill-fitting suits.

From Slate • Dec. 8, 2025

They were a comically ill-fitting duo, but they nonetheless became inseparable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

In others, he’s an imp hiding within an ill-fitting costume of normalcy.

From Salon • Oct. 13, 2025

She was no more than twelve or thirteen, dressed in rough calico with ill-fitting boots.

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson