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as in unfitted
lacking qualities (as knowledge, skill, or ability) required to do a job
just because I don't have actual work experience doesn't mean I'm unfit for the job
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as in unsuitable
not appropriate for a particular occasion or situation
those flimsy shoes are unfit for the hike we're about to take
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Recent Examples of unfit
But even though teams and equipment have been flown in from other nations, they are hindered by the airports in those cities being damaged and apparently unfit to land planes.
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Arkansas Online, 30 Mar. 2025
Once a game has started, the Umpire-in-Chief determines whether it should be suspended, when it can be resumed, or terminated because of bad weather or unfit playing conditions.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Its troubles began in 2022 after regulators declared the company unfit to operate its casinos following media reports of money laundering at its properties.
—Yessar Rosendar, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The injunction request stated the premises were unfit for occupancy and owners did not have a valid city business license.
—Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 30 Mar. 2025
Once a game has started, the Umpire-in-Chief determines whether it should be suspended, when it can be resumed, or terminated because of bad weather or unfit playing conditions.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Its troubles began in 2022 after regulators declared the company unfit to operate its casinos following media reports of money laundering at its properties.
—Yessar Rosendar, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
The injunction request stated the premises were unfit for occupancy and owners did not have a valid city business license.
—Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfit
Adjective
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Mix Materials The beauty in the unfitted kitchen aesthetic is found in its collected look.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 May 2025
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The venerable American clan at the center of the narrator’s reminiscences are wholly unfitted to the modern world and no longer endowed with the fortune that one of them brought home long ago on clipper ships.—
Daniel Akst,
WSJ,
2 Sep. 2022
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But regulations that apply to traditional markets are unsuitable for digital native assets like crypto and digital assets.—
Lawrence Wintermeyer,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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The vacant land, which was largely unsuitable for agriculture, became an albatross over the next few decades.—
Mark Dent,
HubSpot,
25 Apr. 2025
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The Trump administration has pulled the plug on a program that provides legal help to immigrants who are determined mentally incompetent, according to a lawsuit filed by immigration legal groups.—
Suzanne Gamboa,
NBC news,
6 May 2025
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City Council, do the right thing for once and put it on the ballot to overturn the requirement of requiring our incompetent city management to do this.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Screenshot inappropriate gun marketing content and circulate it.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
9 May 2025
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Originally a producer on the project, he was fired for cause after at least one incident of inappropriate behavior on Runner that included bullying and yelling at crew.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
9 May 2025
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This definition also includes instance in which the victim is incapable of giving consent because of temporary or permanent mental or physical incapacity (include due to the influence of drugs or alcohol) or because of age.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
1 May 2025
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Hampered by this erroneous guidance, health authorities and the American public began to believe that women were physically incapable of producing enough breastmilk.—
Made by History,
Time,
29 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Also check into the warranty and the return policy since improper care can void the warranty.—
Kathleen Felton,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 May 2025
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The restaurant was using improper procedures when using time as a public health control.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
9 May 2025
Adjective
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Such an atmosphere also places immense pressure on Iranian filmmakers who are unable to work outside the official system or beyond censorship.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
5 May 2025
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So, even though neither partner intends to hurt the other, the fear of rejection, whether real or imagined, can keep you both in a state of hyper-awareness, unable to relax.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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Some would argue that picking a celebrity is the wrong way forward.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
5 May 2025
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Simple and neat solutions are alluring but often wrong.—
Wayne Winegarden,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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“Unfit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfit. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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