unfit

[uhn-fit] / ʌnˈfɪt /

ADJECTIVE

not appropriate or suited

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ill-equipped 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

not ready

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ill-equipped 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

Example Sentences

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His poor eyesight had made him initially unfit for service at the start of the war, his mother says.

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Whether a woman is "unfit" or not is judged first by a GP, and then a second medical body, before an abortion is granted.

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They did not provide sufficient evidence to label him unfit to drive.

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This concluded she had a pattern of entering "dysfunctional relationships" and was unfit to parent.

From BBC

Some of these have been hijacked and are unfit for human habitation.

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