unathletic

adjective

Definition of unathleticnext
as in unfit

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Recent Examples of unathletic Embiid and George are now slow, unathletic, expensive vets whose health remains a constant question. — Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Nov. 2025 Persistent lower back pain, despite two surgeries to relieve a herniated disc a few years ago—blame an unathletic youth and an adulthood spent hunched over a computer. — Peter J. Frank, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2025 Some of your tribe members perceived you as unathletic and not a good puzzle solver. — Nick Caruso, TVLine, 25 Sep. 2025 No one openly rejoices when an unathletic student fails a fitness test or exits gym dodgeball early. — Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unathletic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unathletic
  1. unfit
  2. feeble
  3. unhealthy
  4. uncoordinated
  5. gawky
  6. wimpy
  7. ungainly
  8. weak
Adjective
  • The complaint also alleges Wendy's failed to warn customers of the alleged danger and served food that was unfit for human consumption.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
  • His reelection campaign has been rocked by the allegations made by his ex-wife, Emily Moreno, and her senator dad, who says Miller is unfit to serve in Congress.
    — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of unfit
Adjective
  • Instead of using a mirror to gather starlight, MOTHRA has many telephoto lenses, like those on a camera, which can capture faintly glowing wisps of gas and other feeble emanations across a wider field of view.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2026
  • By an act of war, committed with the participation of a diplomatic representative of the United States and without authority of Congress, the Government of a feeble but friendly and confiding people has been overthrown.
    — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of feeble
Adjective
  • Even the Barbie doll, while often derided for promoting an unhealthy body image for developing children, offered girls a glimpse of a different future than as a wife and mother, Kimmel argues.
    — Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Mental-health professionals have become remarkably good at helping clients identify unhealthy relationships.
    — David H. Rosmarin, Time, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of unhealthy
Adjective
  • Every part of our system is largely uncoordinated and underfunded.
    — Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2026
  • This has created an uncoordinated and even contradictory landscape for policies focused on drinking.
    — Isabella Cueto, STAT, 14 July 2026
Definition of uncoordinated
Adjective
  • His character in that film had a gawky teen-age bravado, a precocious man-of-the-world assurance.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 24 July 2026
  • Or gawky characters, all angular bone structures and willowy limbs?
    — Max Berlinger, Vogue, 3 July 2026
Definition of gawky
Adjective
  • After this, the boy and his mother move to Lima, where the father sends him to a military academy, in an attempt to beat the wimpy artist out of him.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 20 May 2026
  • Bad sesame-ginger dressings are watery, wimpy, oily or syrupy.
    — Jolene Thym, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026
Definition of wimpy
Adjective
  • Another standout scene features Floyd, who looks like a soft, somewhat ungainly middle-aged man, suddenly getting on a pommel horse and doing something extraordinary.
    — Dana Feldman, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Using original photographs, and input from the Pourtout archives, the restoration team reversed the ungainly Saoutchik body modifications, and the curved windshield and twin rear-window design returned.
    — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 3 July 2026
Definition of ungainly
Adjective
  • The heat has caused a fall in nuclear generation, with power plants forced to shut down or reduce production across the region, while wind power generation has been weak over the summer.
    — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The state financial watchdog attributed the disbursement problems to administrative delays, weak project management, and late counterpart funding from the Congolese government.
    — Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2026
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“Unathletic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unathletic. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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