ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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

  1. Not compatible; mismatched.
  2. Not wearing a suit.
  3. (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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