Dictionary Definition
unsuitable adj
1 not meant or adapted for a particular purpose;
"a solvent unsuitable for use on wood surfaces"
2 not capable of being applied; "rules
inapplicable to day students" [syn: inapplicable]
3 not conducive to good moral development; "the
movie is unsuitable for children"
4 not worthy of being chosen (especially as a
spouse) [syn: undesirable]
5 not appropriate for a purpose or occasion;
"unsuitable attire for the office"; "said all the wrong things"
[syn: improper,
wrong]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Adjective
- Not suitable; unfit; inappropriate.
Antonyms
Derived terms
Translations
not suitable; unfit; inappropriate
- Czech: nevhodný
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
aberrant, abnormal, abominable, atrocious, bad, chintzy, criminal, delinquent, deviant, disgraceful, evil, exceptionable, functionless, futile, hardly the thing,
ignominious,
ill-adapted, ill-advised, ill-assorted, ill-chosen, ill-considered,
ill-fitted, ill-matched, ill-seasoned, ill-sorted, ill-suited,
ill-timed, illegal,
impolitic, impossible, improper, in bad taste, in
disrepair, inadmissible, inadvisable, inapplicable, inapposite, inappropriate, inapt, inauspicious, incongruous, inconvenient, incorrect, indecent, indecorous, indefensible, indelicate, inelegant, inept, inexpedient, infamous, infelicitous, inoperable, inoperative, inopportune, intempestive, intolerable, intrusive, irrelevant, late, mal a propos, maladjusted, malapropos, misjoined, mismatched, mismated, misplaced, mistimed, nonfunctional, nonutilitarian, not done,
not the thing, objectionable, off base,
off-base, off-color, offensive, otiose, out of character, out of
joint, out of keeping, out of line, out of order, out of phase, out
of place, out of proportion, out of season, out of time, out of
tune, out of whack, out-of-line, premature, sacrilegious, scandalous, shameful, shameless, sinful, tasteless, terrible, too late, too soon,
unacceptable,
unadapted, unapt, unbecoming, unbefitting, unbeseeming, unconducive, undesirable, undignified, undue, unemployable, unfavorable, unfit, unfitted, unfitting, unfortunate, ungenteel, unhandy, unhappy, unhelpful, unlawful, unlucky, unmeet, unprofitable, unpropitious, unqualified, unready, unrighteous, unripe, unseasonable, unseemly, unsuited, untasteful, untenable, untimely, untoward, unusable, unwise, unworkable, vulgar, wicked, wrong, wrongful