UNFITTING Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

unfitting

adjective

Definition of unfitting

as in inappropriate

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Recent Examples of unfitting Megan Rapinoe smiling through teary eyes, her emotions clashing as the end of her famed career ambles to an unfitting close. — Candace Buckner, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Aug. 2023 His usual formula—high energy, frolicsome, all fast cuts—seemed unfitting. — Simon Parkin, The New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2022 If the Suns didn’t already make clear that the Mavericks are halfway to a humbling and unfitting end to their encouraging season, Phoenix fans underscored the fact Wednesday night as subtly as rolling out a guillotine. — Dallas News, 5 May 2022 Such a tone may at first sound wildly unfitting for a novel set against the coronavirus pandemic. — Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2021 But this week, Emy seems to be coming for her unfitting crown. — Kyndall Cunningham, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2021

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfitting

Adjective

Walliams was dropped last year by publisher HarperCollins after allegations were made of inappropriate behavior.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2026
At the time, The Telegraph reported the publisher’s decision followed an investigation into Walliams’ inappropriate behaviour towards young women.

— Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of inappropriate

Adjective

Such temperatures can rapidly compromise frozen inventory and make affected products unsuitable for consumption.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026
The Bears have said previously that they are focused on pursuing a $2 billion stadium across the state line in Hammond or in suburban Arlington Heights, and that the Rate Field site was unsuitable, citing in part its limited size.

— Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of unsuitable

Adjective

However, a violation was issued to the business for improper storage of food.

— CBS News, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against rideshare company Lyft, accusing it of discriminating against passengers with disabilities by repeatedly denying rides, charging improper fees and failing to make accommodations.

— Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of improper

Adjective

But Dwyer suggests that, in practice, the medical model is often simply inapplicable to people with high support needs.

— Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 18 Aug. 2026
False endorsement and misappropriation, FanDuel could insist, are inapplicable to a personalized video setting where the video’s talent voluntarily assents in exchange for compensation.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 July 2026

Definition of inapplicable

Adjective

In Russia, Rodnyansky, his producer, had protected him from the fraught and unseemly aspects of securing financing.

— Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
It was also realized that having festive crowds enjoying the sight of a someone being killed was unseemly, exposing the base instincts that lie within us.

— Dr. Michael Good, Hartford Courant, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of unseemly

Adjective

Her musical influences, similarly incongruous on their face, stem from an era of digital music post-iTunes and pre-slop when casual internet explorers could cultivate a sprawling taste profile for free.

— Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 5 Nov. 2026
Its presence is incongruous and inescapable, shocks of green in a sea of clay.

— Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of incongruous

Adjective

The murder case against a man accused of brutally beating to death beloved Central Park artist Elise Bainbridge Hill was delayed Tuesday after he was found unfit to stand trial.

— Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 10 Nov. 2026
Pilots who feel fatigued or unfit to fly must report it and be removed from duty by the airline, according to the FAA.

— Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026

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