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
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However, the land presented a challenge: its marshy terrain was unsuitable for planting.
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Nel-Olivia Waga, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Moscow has for months been seeking to weaponize Ukraine's democratic freeze, with Putin and his allies framing Zelenskyy as illegitimate and therefore unsuitable to take part in peace talks.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 24 Feb. 2025
There is much more at stake in this and upcoming confirmation votes than whether unqualified or unsuitable nominees get key positions in our government, monumentally important as that is.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
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
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Nel-Olivia Waga, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Moscow has for months been seeking to weaponize Ukraine's democratic freeze, with Putin and his allies framing Zelenskyy as illegitimate and therefore unsuitable to take part in peace talks.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 24 Feb. 2025
There is much more at stake in this and upcoming confirmation votes than whether unqualified or unsuitable nominees get key positions in our government, monumentally important as that is.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
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
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“Unsuitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsuitable. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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