as in inappropriate
not appropriate for a particular occasion or situation
all the movies playing now are violent or otherwise unsuitable for a child's birthday party
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Recent Examples of unsuitable
Nelly Korda won for the first time in 14 months without having to hit a shot Sunday when the LPGA Tour reduced the season-opening Tournament of Champions to 54 holes because of wind and cold that led officials to deem Lake Nona unsuitable for a final round.
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Arkansas Online, 2 Feb. 2026
There are significant worries that AI can readily go off the rails or otherwise dispense unsuitable or even egregiously inappropriate mental health advice.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
These turbines operate effectively in regions unsuitable for conventional wind farms, including mountainous terrain and remote coastal areas.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 14 Jan. 2026
When Guinane applied for her own LTC, the chief found her unsuitable because of his concern that her husband would have access to the weapons.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 12 Jan. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 2 Feb. 2026
There are significant worries that AI can readily go off the rails or otherwise dispense unsuitable or even egregiously inappropriate mental health advice.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
These turbines operate effectively in regions unsuitable for conventional wind farms, including mountainous terrain and remote coastal areas.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 14 Jan. 2026
When Guinane applied for her own LTC, the chief found her unsuitable because of his concern that her husband would have access to the weapons.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 12 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsuitable
Adjective
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The dashboard may identify patients who may have started on a new medication that interacts with a DOAC, patients who have had a change in their kidney function or who have been prescribed an inappropriate dose.—
David Cox,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
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Other emails from the latest crop of the Epstein files include other inappropriate comments about Beatrice and Eugenie.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The higher the improper payment rate, the bigger the financial hit.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
7 Feb. 2026
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Young children are still learning what are proper and improper behaviors.—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Now Rubio was telling liberal centrist foreign leaders that their entire outlook was wrong, echoing the far-right populist opponents who might well unseat them in upcoming elections.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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And so the custodians became irate when photographs emerged of the actor Sarah Pidgeon, who plays Bessette in Murphy’s show, looking all wrong on set.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Some will always believe their placement incorrect.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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Both parties claim problems such as invalid signatures and missing or incorrect voter information on petitions that judicial candidates submit to secure a place on the ballot.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The resulting investigation by Texas Department of Family and Protective Services deemed the young parents unfit caregivers.—
Jayme Fraser,
USA Today,
4 Feb. 2026
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Democrats wringing their hands and making appeals to process while the President sends people to Salvadoran prisons without trial are unfit to meet the moment, this theory says.—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2026
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Many people have a profound attachment to suffering and staying in unhappy relationships and so a lot of my work is trying to figure out why.—
Daisy Jones,
Vogue,
10 Feb. 2026
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The day after the Super Bowl, some people are guaranteed to be unhappy.—
Mike Snider,
AZCentral.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Unsuitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsuitable. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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