Unsuitable definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

Someone or something that is unsuitable for a particular purpose or situation does not have the right qualities for it. Her shoes were unsuitable for walking ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus Thesaurus AmericanThesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Definitionof 'unsuitable'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× unsuitable (ʌnsuːtəbəl ) adjective Someoneorsomethingthatisunsuitableforaparticularpurposeorsituationdoesnothavetherightqualitiesforit. Amy'sshoeswereunsuitableforwalkinganydistance.[+for] ...takingheavytrafficoutofunsuitabletownsandvillages. Synonyms:inappropriate,unacceptable,unfit,unfitting MoreSynonymsofunsuitable COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof unsuitable Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'unsuitable' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'unsuitable' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'taiga' HindiTranslationof'unsuitable' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency unsuitableinBritishEnglish (ʌnˈsuːtəbəl ) adjectivenotappropriate,suitable,orfit CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordFrequency unsuitableinAmericanEnglish (ʌnˈsutəbəl ) adjective notsuitable;unbecoming;inappropriate Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformsunsuitability(unˌsuitaˈbility) noun unsuitably(unˈsuitably) adverb WordFrequency unsuitableinAmericanEnglish (ʌnˈsuːtəbəl) adjectivenotsuitable;inappropriate;unfitting;unbecoming Mostmaterial©2005,1997,1991byPenguinRandomHouseLLC.Modifiedentries©2019 byPenguinRandomHouseLLCandHarperCollinsPublishersLtd Derivedformsunsuitabilityorunsuitablenessnoun unsuitablyadverb Wordorigin[1580–90;un-1+suitable] Examplesof'unsuitable'inasentence unsuitable Theseexampleshavebeenautomaticallyselectedandmaycontainsensitivecontent.Readmore… QNQMyfather'snewpartneristotallyunsuitableforhim.Times,SundayTimes(2017)Itfoundthatbonuspaymentshaddrivensalesofoftenunsuitableandexpensiveproducts.Times,SundayTimes(2012)Toosmalltocountforquotaanddeemedunsuitableforcaptivity.Times,SundayTimes(2014)Thesolutioniscertainlynottoforceunwillingandtotallyunsuitableworkersontosuccessfulenterprises.Times,SundayTimes(2010)Itbreachedthattrusttosellthemunsuitableproducts.Times,SundayTimes(2011)Nowhestrugglestowalkunaidedandistrappedinahousetotallyunsuitabletohisneeds.Times,SundayTimes(2013)True,forcingpeopleintounsuitablejobsmaysometimesbackfire.TheSun(2010)Therewereparties,presslaunchesandhighlyflirtatiousandunsuitablephotographers.TheSun(2015)You'dbetemptedtouseitforsomethingquiteunsuitablesuchassandwichesorscones.Times,SundayTimes(2015)Heartsthatwouldnowberejectedasunsuitablefortransplantmaybecomeusable,greatlyincreasingthesupply.Times,SundayTimes(2006) Showmore...Butifoneoftheproductswasunsuitable,itdoesnotautomaticallyfollowthatthewholeaccountwas.Times,SundayTimes(2012)Ifthejobisunsuitableafteratleastamonth'strialyoucanthenasktotaketheredundancy.Tondeur,KeithSayGoodbyetoDebt(1994)Buttheyweredeemedunsuitable.TheSun(2013)Banksmaystillbesellingunsuitablehedgingproductstosmallcompanies,theCityregulatorhaswarned.Times,SundayTimes(2013)Initscourse,healsoragedagainstthedyingofthelight,ofteninlanguagequiteunsuitableforthelowerschool.Times,SundayTimes(2013)Workerscanbeheldbackfrompromotion,transferredtodistantlocationsormovedintojobsthatareunsuitableforthem,withfewoptionstofightback.Times,SundayTimes(2011) COBUILDCollocations unsuitable  completelyunsuitable unsuitablecandidate Trendsof unsuitable Viewusagefor: AllYears Last10years Last50years Last100years Last300years Inotherlanguages unsuitable BritishEnglish:unsuitable /ˌʌnˈsuːtəbl;ʌnˈsjuːt-/ADJECTIVESomeoneorsomethingthatisunsuitableforaparticularpurposeorsituationdoesnothavetherightqualitiesforit.Hershoeswereunsuitableforwalkingoutside.AmericanEnglish:unsuitable /ʌnˈsutəbəl/Arabic:غَيْرُمُنَاسِب BrazilianPortuguese:inadequado Chinese:不合适的 Croatian:nepodesan Czech:nevhodný Danish:upassende Dutch:ongeschikt EuropeanSpanish:contraindicado Finnish:sopimaton French:inapproprié German:unpassend Greek:ανάρμοστος Italian:inadatto Japanese:不適切な Korean:부적당한 Norwegian:upassende Polish:niestosowny EuropeanPortuguese:inadequado Romanian:inadecvatRussian:неподходящий LatinAmericanSpanish:contraindicado Swedish:olämplig Thai:ซึ่งไม่เหมาะสม Turkish:uygunolmayan Ukrainian:непридатнийVietnamese:khôngphùhợp Translateyourtextforfree Browsealphabetically unsuitable unsufficient unsuit unsuitability unsuitable unsuitablecandidate unsuitableness unsuitably AllENGLISHwordsthatbeginwith'U' Relatedtermsof unsuitable completelyunsuitable unsuitablecandidate Source DefinitionofunsuitablefromtheCollinsEnglishDictionary NewfromCollins QuickwordchallengeQuizReviewQuestion:1 - Score:0/5 mat or matt?Dragthecorrectanswerintothebox. matt matWesettledforacreamywhite emulsion.discreet or discrete?Dragthecorrectanswerintothebox. discrete discreetAnnahastwo setsoffriendsfreeze or frieze?Dragthecorrectanswerintothebox. frieze freezeThetopoftheroomfeaturedadecorative .thyme or time?Whichversioniscorrect?Thymepassed,andstillshedidnotappear.Timepassed,andstillshedidnotappear.profit or prophet?Whichversioniscorrect?Thebusinessmadeasmallprofitinthefirstyear.Thebusinessmadeasmallprophetinthefirstyear.Yourscore:CheckSeetheanswerNextNextquizReview Nov13,2021 Wordoftheday taiga Taigaistheconiferousforestlocatedinthenorthernregionsoftheworld.Itisjustsouthofthetundra. 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