unsuitable
adjective
un·suit·able
ˌən-ˈsü-tə-bəl 
: not fitting or right for a use or purpose : not suitable
an unsuitable choice
unsuitable topics for conversation
Examples of unsuitable in a Sentence
all the movies playing now are violent or otherwise unsuitable for a child's birthday party
Recent Examples on the Web
Polar research and expeditions were considered inherently masculine endeavors unsuitable for women during the heroic age of Antarctic exploration, which began in 1897 and lasted until 1922.
—
Nicole Edenedo, AFAR Media, 3 Mar. 2025
When the wildly unsuitable secretary of defense announces there will be 8% cuts in our military budget for each of the next five years, some weapons programs will be reduced or cancelled to meet that goal.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2025
One notable announcement made by Wong in the budget speech was that Singapore would study the potential deployment of nuclear power in the country, after having initially assessed in 2010 that conventional nuclear energy was unsuitable for the city-state.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 19 Feb. 2025
One of the points earlier was that generative AI tends to produce data that is unsuitable for feeding back into AI for additional data training.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unsuitable
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Nicole Edenedo, AFAR Media, 3 Mar. 2025
When the wildly unsuitable secretary of defense announces there will be 8% cuts in our military budget for each of the next five years, some weapons programs will be reduced or cancelled to meet that goal.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2025
One notable announcement made by Wong in the budget speech was that Singapore would study the potential deployment of nuclear power in the country, after having initially assessed in 2010 that conventional nuclear energy was unsuitable for the city-state.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 19 Feb. 2025
One of the points earlier was that generative AI tends to produce data that is unsuitable for feeding back into AI for additional data training.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unsuitable
Cite this Entry
“Unsuitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsuitable. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share