Be+unsuitable

  • 1unsuitable — I adjective absurd, alienus, amiss, awkward, conflicting, contrary, discordant, discrepant, disparate, dissonant, disturbing, divergent, ill adapted, impertinent, improper, imprudent, in bad taste, inadequate, inadmissible, inadvisable,… …

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  • 2unsuitable action — index impropriety Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 3unsuitable for practical use — index impracticable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 4unsuitable — 1590s, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) “not” + SUITABLE (Cf. suitable) …

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  • 5unsuitable — *unfit, improper, inappropriate, unfitting, inapt, unhappy, infelicitous Analogous words: unbecoming, unseemly, *indecorous, indecent: inept, maladroit, *awkward, clumsy, gauche Antonyms: suitable …

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  • 6unsuitable — [adj] not proper, inappropriate clashing, disagreeable, discordant, discrepant, disparate, disproportionate, dissident, dissonant, ill suited, improper, inadequate, inadmissible, inapposite, inapt, incompatible, incongruous, inconsistent,… …

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  • 7unsuitable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not fitting or appropriate. DERIVATIVES unsuitability noun unsuitably adverb …

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  • 8unsuitable — [un so͞ot′ə bəl] adj. not suitable; unbecoming; inappropriate unsuitability n. unsuitably adv …

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  • 9unsuitable — un|suit|a|ble [ ʌn sutəbl ] adjective * not appropriate for a particular situation, purpose, or person: INAPPROPRIATE: an unsuitable candidate completely unsuitable clothing unsuitable for: Some of the material may be unsuitable for children. ╾… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 10unsuitable */ — UK [ʌnˈsuːtəb(ə)l] / US [ʌnˈsutəb(ə)l] adjective not suitable for a particular situation, purpose, or person an unsuitable candidate completely unsuitable clothing unsuitable for: Some of the material may be unsuitable for children. Derived word …

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