ill-equipped

phrase

: not having the experience or preparation that is needed

He is ill-equipped to handle so much responsibility.

Examples of ill-equipped in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Europe is the world’s fastest-warming continent but is particularly ill-equipped to withstand heat, due to older infrastructure and a lack of air conditioning. — Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026

This is an enormous burden for both researchers looking to work with this data and for the state, local and territorial health departments, which may be ill-equipped to process these requests. — John Kubale, The Conversation, 8 July 2026

And sometimes, you’re left with conversations that your film vocabulary is ill-equipped to cover. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 24 Feb. 2026

Because Harden and Donovan Mitchell are a handful — individually and together — and the Knicks, despite being loaded on the wings, could be ill-equipped to handle both for extended stretches. — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for ill-equipped

• chipped
• clipped
• crypt
• dipped
• dripped
• flipped
• gripped
• hipped
• lipped
• nipped
• quipped
• ripped