as in unfit
lacking qualities (as knowledge, skill, or ability) required to do a job
a restless free spirit, he was temperamentally unfitted for a desk job
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Recent Examples of unfitted
Mix Materials The beauty in the unfitted kitchen aesthetic is found in its collected look.
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Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 May 2025
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
Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 May 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfitted
Adjective
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Lee would sometimes visit Anderson at the Highland Chateau health and rehabilitation center in Highland Park, where she had been relocated with some objection after her Surrey Avenue property was deemed unfit for human habitation.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
10 Sep. 2025
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Detroit RUNDetroit, 1948 Division St Suite 105, collects old shoes for Zaman International, who will reporpose gently used pairs or recycle unfit shoes, according to RUNDetroit's Instagram.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Sanders says that rather than quitting, Underwood was fired for being an incompetent employee.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
16 Sep. 2025
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The man was charged with multiple felony charges but found incompetent to stand trial.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But Loomans suggests that an external system is fundamentally incapable of creating a Zen-like feeling of tranquillity and calm.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
16 Sep. 2025
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All the teachers sat silently next to the crowd, completely incapable of controlling them.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Unfitted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfitted. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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