unsuited
adjective
un·suit·ed
ˌən-ˈsü-təd 
: not proper or fitting for something : not suited
a man unsuited to manual labor
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But the White House says the old National Security Council structures were too bloated and are ultimately unsuited for how this administration does business.
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Franco Ordoñez, NPR, 26 Jan. 2026
To military experts, Trump’s fleet would be hopelessly unsuited to strategic and tactical threats that are already faced by American sea power and likely to become more dangerous by the time the vessels could be deployed.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026
Postecoglou threw out an identity forged under both Nuno and his predecessor Steve Cooper, forcing a squad that had given supporters the days of their lives to play a system unsuited to their capabilities.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Semafor traced it to a pair of US life insurers that had funneled policyholders’ cash to 777’s Bermudan reinsurer, which invested it into sports teams, airplanes, a payday lender, and a failing budget airline, among other bets generally unsuited for insurance guarantees.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 18 Oct. 2025
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Franco Ordoñez, NPR, 26 Jan. 2026
To military experts, Trump’s fleet would be hopelessly unsuited to strategic and tactical threats that are already faced by American sea power and likely to become more dangerous by the time the vessels could be deployed.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026
Postecoglou threw out an identity forged under both Nuno and his predecessor Steve Cooper, forcing a squad that had given supporters the days of their lives to play a system unsuited to their capabilities.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Semafor traced it to a pair of US life insurers that had funneled policyholders’ cash to 777’s Bermudan reinsurer, which invested it into sports teams, airplanes, a payday lender, and a failing budget airline, among other bets generally unsuited for insurance guarantees.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 18 Oct. 2025
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“Unsuited.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsuited. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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