UNATHLETIC Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

unathletic

adjective

Definition of unathletic

as in unfit

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Recent Examples of unathletic 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 Monica Barbaro, 'A Complete Unknown' Asking an actress who has never really sung or played guitar to portray folk icon Joan Baez is like asking an unathletic actor to transform into Michael Jordan. — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unathletic

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unathletic

Adjective

If venue personnel deem any person to be a threat, or otherwise unfit, in their sole discretion, he or she will not be permitted access and shall forfeit the prize.

— AJC.com, AJC.com, 30 June 2026
She was deemed unfit to stand trial on medical grounds.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 27 June 2026

Definition of unfit

Adjective

Lei's team propose that this glitch either strengthened or reoriented, or both, the magnetic field of the Blue Eye Pulsar sufficiently to trigger radio emissions, or at least make feeble radio waves that were already there detectable.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 6 July 2026
Gin up such a feeble procedural explanation for the sudden reversal that the entire sporting globe becomes incensed over the garbage-y scent of an inside job.

— Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026

Definition of feeble

Adjective

Conditions for the beginning of the work week are forecast at a minimum to be unhealthy for sensitive groups, which include people with heart or lung disease, older adults, teens and children.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026
The alert signals that the air is unhealthy for sensitive groups, including children, older adults, and those with heart or lung disease.

— Finch Walker, USA Today, 20 July 2026

Definition of unhealthy

Adjective

Or gawky characters, all angular bone structures and willowy limbs?

— Max Berlinger, Vogue, 3 July 2026
That's thanks in large part to Hathaway's winning turn as Mia Thermopolis, a gawky teenager who discovers that her estranged grandmother (Julie Andrews) is actually the queen of a small country.

— Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 5 May 2026

Definition of gawky

Adjective

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
Instead of an ungainly pile of pillows, modern buyers prefer to let the materials sing.

— Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 June 2026

Definition of ungainly

Adjective

But despite growing international demand for Chinese goods, domestic consumption remains a critical weak spot in the nation’s economic development.

— Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
The stock plunged 25% for its worst day on record after issuing weak preliminary results for the second quarter.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 15 July 2026

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