UNFITTED Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

unfitted

adjective

ˌən-ˈfi-təd

Definition of unfitted

as in unfit

lacking qualities (as knowledge, skill, or ability) required to do a job a restless free spirit, he was temperamentally unfitted for a desk job

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Recent Examples of unfitted Mix Materials The beauty in the unfitted kitchen aesthetic is found in its collected look. — Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 May 2025 The venerable American clan at the center of the narrator’s reminiscences are wholly unfitted to the modern world and no longer endowed with the fortune that one of them brought home long ago on clipper ships. — Daniel Akst, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022

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Adjective

If venue personnel deem any person to be a threat, or otherwise unfit, in their sole discretion, he or she will not be permitted access and shall forfeit the prize.

— AJC.com, AJC.com, 30 June 2026
She was deemed unfit to stand trial on medical grounds.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 27 June 2026

Definition of unfit

Adjective

Her Volumnia bellows at her meek daughter-in-law, Virgilia (Justine Faith) as though reprimanding an incompetent private.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
One of the lasting side effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and our catastrophically incompetent response to it is the decrease in trust in public health experts and their advice.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of incompetent

Adjective

Court documents show prosecutors accused Fontes of rape a victim incapable of giving consent because of the effect of alcohol, drugs, or other substances.

— Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026
For most of his career, Huang has seemed constitutionally incapable of standing still.

— Mariella Rudi, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

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