Unsuited
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Unsuited is an adjective meaning Not suited to a specific purpose.
Meaning
Not suited to a specific purpose.
More Meanings
- Not compatible; mismatched.
- Not wearing a suit.
- (poker, said of two or more cards) Not of the same suit.
Example Sentences
an unsuited astronaut
You have been dealt King-9 unsuited ("canine") in your pocket.
Reggie was a “release” from Guiding Eyes; he kept leading his trainers into light poles, so he was deemed temperamentally unsuited to be a service dog.
It might have been a good thing if he had, unsuited as he was physically, but the mood passed easily under fraternal dissuadings and a feeling of duty toward his father.
Synonyms for unsuited
Depending on context, synonyms include incompatible, mismatched, ill-sorted, mismated.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ill-sorted, mismatched, mismated, incompatible, ill-suited, unfit.
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