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

From Slate • Dec. 8, 2025

Miss Halsall's proposal has been backed by Lincolnshire football club Sleaford Town Juniors, which runs five girls' teams and educates players about the risk of wearing ill-fitting bras.

From BBC • Nov. 17, 2025

And she ordered a dozen ill-fitting vacation outfits on Shein.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

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

From Salon • Oct. 13, 2025

I lay there watching moonlight pour through the crack of the ill-fitting door as everyone drifted to sleep.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin

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