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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Smaller vehicles can also use the old Kongevei (King’s Road) in Levanger, but authorities have warned that this route is unsuitable for heavy traffic.
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David Nikel, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
The drastic drop in performance from the 2022 season points to the idea that the current generation of cars is unsuitable for the Briton.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Trump turned instead to the Florida congressman Matt Gaetz, a flagrantly unsuitable choice; Trump’s private lawyer, Boris Epshteyn, encouraged the selection.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
But, in the thirty-ninth year of his reign and with eleven wives at the latest count, he’s apparently decided that the British system of multi-party democracy and press freedom continues to be unsuitable for his kingdom or his lavish lifestyle.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 15 Aug. 2025
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David Nikel, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
The drastic drop in performance from the 2022 season points to the idea that the current generation of cars is unsuitable for the Briton.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Trump turned instead to the Florida congressman Matt Gaetz, a flagrantly unsuitable choice; Trump’s private lawyer, Boris Epshteyn, encouraged the selection.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
But, in the thirty-ninth year of his reign and with eleven wives at the latest count, he’s apparently decided that the British system of multi-party democracy and press freedom continues to be unsuitable for his kingdom or his lavish lifestyle.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Unsuitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsuitable. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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