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unfit

  • /ʌnˈfɪt/ UK, US

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adjective unfitter · more unfit · unfittest · most unfit

  1. Not fit; not having the correct requirements. Jack cannot run, making him unfit for the track team.

    Similar: inapt, unsuitable, bad, discommensurate, improper, inappropriate, malapropos, incommensurate, inept, inopportune, out of line, out of order · Opposite: fit, suitable

  2. Not fit, not having a good physical demeanor. I've become so unfit after stopping cycling to town.

    Similar: out of shape · Opposite: fit, in shape

  3. often, with for Unsuitable for a particular purpose. Sadly, the station that proves to be the busiest - Blackpool Pleasure Beach - is unfit for purpose. It possesses a tiny canopy back from the platform that offers little in the way of shelter or amenities, other than a couple of benches.

verb unfits · unfitting · unfitted

  1. To make unfit; to render unsuitable, spoil, disqualify. He [...] added that he was fearful Christianity, or rather Christians, had unfitted him for ascending the pure and undefiled throne of thirty pagan Kings before him.

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Closest in meaning: unsuitable, unsound, bad, indispose, subhuman, unhealthy, disabled, impaired, incapacitated, halting, paralyzed, condemned, handicapped, crippled, afflicted, gammy

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adj not fit; not having the correct requirements

Españolimpropio, inapropiado, inadecuado, inapto, no aparejado
日本語そぐわない soguwanai, 不適切な futekidetsu na, 不相応な fusōō na, 不向きな fumuki na
Françaisinapte, incapable, impropre
Deutschuntauglich

adj not having a good physical demeanour

Deutschschlapp, lahm, kraft- und saftlos, schwach

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@misc{unfit_2026,
  title = {unfit},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unfit},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}