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Recent Examples of unfit Newcastle was eight games into the 2020-21 season with no wins to its name, its squad unfit and directionless. Harry De Cosemo, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025 But the dreamscape is an airless place, unfit for permanent residence. Book Marks july 3, Literary Hub, 3 July 2025 These board members are unfit to serve and must be recalled to restore accountability and public confidence. U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 June 2025 Bree blames Cane for being declared an unfit mother and losing her custody rights. Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 20 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for unfit
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfit
Adjective
  • Here, Rodel shares how to make the unfitted kitchen trend your own, one statement-worthy piece at a time.
    Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 May 2025
  • Mix Materials The beauty in the unfitted kitchen aesthetic is found in its collected look.
    Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 May 2025
Adjective
  • There’s also the risk that the new genes are unsuitable for Florida waters, and any interbreeding would weaken local stock.
    Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 3 July 2025
  • Washing Windows Cleaning windows works best in good lighting to achieve a streak-free finish, making nighttime an unsuitable time for the task.
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 June 2025
Adjective
  • Mestre’s indictment comes after he was initially deemed incompetent to stand trial by a judge in April.
    Escher Walcott, People.com, 13 July 2025
  • Employees may view them as entitled or incompetent, regardless of their true abilities.
    Anatoly Iofe, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Adjective
  • Once the encounter was posted online, internet sleuths quickly detected the identity of the duo, and the encounter was deemed particularly inappropriate given Byron is married.
    Kim Elsesser, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
  • Back then, Trump derided White House events for foreign dignitaries held in tents, saying that was an inappropriate way to entertain them.
    Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 20 July 2025
Adjective
  • The senior leaders in the Illinois Democratic Party are incapable of operating any other way.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2025
  • If such monitoring and action is not a possibility for any reason, it must be understood that the current system is incapable of protecting the public and the juveniles who have been charged with a violent crime must be retained and not released.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2025
Adjective
  • His attorneys are now seeking access to information from prosecutors and from Mangione's insurer, Aetna, arguing the subpoena was improper.
    Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 18 July 2025
  • The county inspector general, in a December 2021 report, found mismanagement in the district and improper payments made to district trustees.
    Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2025
Adjective
  • Advertisement Read more: The True Cost of Trump’s Cuts to NOAA and NASA Many offices around the country are unable to carry out previously routine tasks like releasing weather balloons to get precise atmospheric data—and experts say forecasts have already been less accurate this year.
    Simmone Shah, Time, 15 July 2025
  • The rule also would have prohibited lenders from using medical devices, such as wheelchairs or prosthetic limbs, as collateral for loans and barred them from repossessing the devices if patients were unable to repay the loans.
    Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 15 July 2025
Adjective
  • There is nothing wrong with having adapted in this way.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
  • But new research shows that the intuitive assumption that the water is mostly newly melted snow or fresh rain is dead wrong.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 15 July 2025

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“Unfit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfit. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.

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