unfit
/ʌnˈfɪt/
unfit adjective: not fit; not having the correct requirements.
Adjective
unfit (comparative unfitter or more unfit, superlative unfittest or most unfit)
- Not fit; not having the correct requirements.
- Jack cannot run, making him unfit for the track team.
- The latter engine was found unfit to take its return working at 5.35 p.m. from Luton, and No. 45616, Malta G.C., was provided by Kentish Town as substitute.1953 April, “Notes and News: Locomotive Notes: London Midland Region”, in Railway Magazine, page 284
- Synonyms:
- inapt, unsuitable, bad, discommensurate, improper, inappropriate, malapropos, incommensurate, inept, inopportune
- Not fit, not having a good physical demeanor.
- I've become so unfit after stopping cycling to town.
- Synonyms:
- out of shape
- Unsuitable for a particular purpose.
- Sadly, the station that proves to be the busiest - Blackpool Pleasure Beach - is unfit for purpose. It possesses a tiny canopy back from the platform that offers little in the way of shelter or amenities, other than a couple of benches.2022 November 2, Paul Bigland, “New trains, old trains, and splendid scenery”, in RAIL, number 969, page 56
Verb
unfit (third-person singular simple present unfits, present participle unfitting, simple past and past participle unfitted)
- To make unfit; to render unsuitable, spoil, disqualify.
- He [...] added that he was fearful Christianity, or rather Christians, had unfitted him for ascending the pure and undefiled throne of thirty pagan Kings before him.1851 November 14, Herman Melville, Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC
- These preoccupations unfitted the soldiers for the defence of the frontier, and permitted vigorous incursions of Germans form the north and Persians from the east.1946, Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, I.30
unfit meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
unfit in Tamil
- தகுதியற்ற, தகுதியில்லாத, பொருத்தமற்ற
unfit in Marathi
- unfit, unworthy, unqualified, inept
- अयोग्य ayogya
unfit in Urdu
- unfit
- نا اہل nā-ahal
unfit in Bengali
- unfit, disabled
- অকেজো okejō
- unfit, unsuitable, inappropriate
- অযোগ্য ojōggo
- unfit, useless
- মেকুরা mekura
More languagesFewer languages
- unfit in Telugu
- అనర్హము anarhamu, తగని tagani
- unfit in Malayalam
- യോജിക്കാത്ത, തക്കതല്ലാത്ത, അയോഗ്യമായ, പറ്റാത്ത
- unfit in Gujarati
- અયોગ્ય ayogya
- unfit in Odia
- ଅସୁନ୍ଦର asundara
Examples of unfit in a sentence
- A Virginia judge found that her sexual relationship with her lover was immoral and rendered her an unfit parent.1993 October, Nancy D. Polikoff, “Lesbian And Gay Parenting: What's At Stake?”, in Gay Community News, page 3:
- This life entirely unfits you for general practice.2018, Anna Rogers, With Them Through Hell, →ISBN, page 403:
Synonyms of unfit
- inapt
- unsuitable
- bad
- discommensurate
- improper
- inappropriate
- malapropos
- incommensurate
- inept
- inopportune
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Antonyms
Forms of unfit
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | unfitter |
| comparative | more unfit |
| superlative | unfittest |
| superlative | most unfit |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | unfits |
| present participle | unfitting |
| past participle | unfitted |
| past | unfitted |
Origin of unfit
From un- + fit.
Words formed from unfit
Words that rhyme with unfit
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Questions about unfit
- What does unfit mean?
- Unfit means not fit; not having the correct requirements.
- What is unfit in Tamil?
- Unfit in Tamil is தகுதியற்ற, தகுதியில்லாத, பொருத்தமற்ற. See Unfit meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use unfit in a sentence?
- A Virginia judge found that her sexual relationship with her lover was immoral and rendered her an unfit parent.
- What part of speech is unfit?
- Unfit can be an adjective or a verb.
- How do you pronounce unfit?
- Unfit is pronounced /ʌnˈfɪt/ (UK).
Words near unfit in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: unfit (page history and authors); unfit (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); अयोग्य (Marathi) (page history and authors); نا اہل (Urdu) (page history and authors); অকেজো (Bengali) (page history and authors); అనర్హము (Telugu) (page history and authors); unfit (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); ଅସୁନ୍ଦର (Odia) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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