unsuitable
Syllables: un·suit·a·ble/ʌnˈsuːtəbəl/
unsuitable adjective: not suitable.
Adjective
unsuitable (comparative more unsuitable, superlative most unsuitable)
- Not suitable.
- The great so-called seaport of T‘ien-ching (Tientsin), some 75 miles to the southeast, actually lies 40 miles from the sea on the Hai Ho, which is unsuitable for any but light navigation.1944, John A. Pope, “Geography”, in China (Smithsonian Institution War Background Studies), number 20, Washington: Smithsonian Institution, →OCLC, page 7
- It is intended to develop San Lourenzo^([sic]) into a deep-water port, as Guayaquil is highly unsuitable because of drifting silt banks and a thirty-mile river approach.1957 December, J. G. Alderson, “By Rail Through the Andes in Ecuador”, in Railway Magazine, page 837
- Synonyms:
- unfit, inappropriate, inadequate, bad, discommensurate, improper, malapropos, inapt, incommensurate, inept
- Antonyms:
- suitable, appropriate
unsuitable meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Malayalam
unsuitable in Hindi
- not suitable
- अनुचित anucit, अयोग्य ayogya, अपात्र apātra
unsuitable in Marathi
- not suitable
- अयोग्य ayogya, गैरसोयीचा gairsoyīcā
unsuitable in Urdu
- unsuitable, inharmonious
- بے جوڑ be joṛ
unsuitable in Malayalam
- unsuitable
- അനുചിത anucita
More languagesFewer languages
- unsuitable in Kannada
- ಪೊಲ್ಲದು, ಹೊಲ್ಲದು, ಸೂಕ್ತವಲ್ಲದ, ಯುಕ್ತವಲ್ಲದ
- unsuitable in Gujarati
- અયોગ્ય ayogya
- unsuitable in Sanskrit
- अगम्य agamya
Examples of unsuitable in a sentence
- This JPEG image has been so highly compressed that it has unsightly artifacts, making it unsuitable for the cover of our magazine.
- Often they will overconsolidate the recontoured surface, creating compacted soils unsuitable for seed beds.
- French seams, however, are unsuitable for intricately shaped seamlines and for garments that are closely fitted or might require alterations .
Synonyms of unsuitable
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Antonyms
Forms of unsuitable
| comparative | more unsuitable |
|---|---|
| superlative | most unsuitable |
Origin of unsuitable
From un- + suitable.
Words formed from unsuitable
Questions about unsuitable
- What does unsuitable mean?
- Unsuitable means not suitable.
- What is unsuitable in Hindi?
- Unsuitable in Hindi is अनुचित (anucit), अयोग्य (ayogya), अपात्र (apātra). See Unsuitable meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is unsuitable?
- Unsuitable is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce unsuitable?
- Unsuitable is pronounced /ʌnˈsuːtəbəl/.
Words near unsuitable in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: unsuitable (page history and authors); بے جوڑ (Urdu) (page history and authors); അനുചിത (Malayalam) (page history and authors); unsuitable (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); अगम्य (Sanskrit) (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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