adj · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ʌnˈsuːtəbəl/
/ʌnˈsjuːtəbəl/
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CMU ARPABET:AH0 N S UW1 T AH0 B AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Not suitable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: unfit, inappropriate, inadequate
Antonyms: suitable, appropriate
2
adjective satellite
Meaning 2
not worthy of being chosen (especially as a spouse)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: undesirable
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
not meant or adapted for a particular purpose
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a solvent unsuitable for use on wood surfaces
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
not conducive to good moral development
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the movie is unsuitable for children
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
not capable of being applied
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
rules inapplicable to day students
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: inapplicable
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English suitable English unsuitable From un- + suitable.
Across languages
Translations
46 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
неподходя́щ
(nepodhodjášt)
— not suitable
Catalan:
inadequat
— not suitable
Czech:
nevhodný
— not suitable
Dutch:
ongeschikt
— not suitable
Dutch:
ongepast
— not suitable
Finnish:
sopimaton
— not suitable
Galician:
inadecuado
— not suitable
Georgian:
შეუფერებელი
(šeuperebeli)
— not suitable
Georgian:
არასათანადო
(arasatanado)
— not suitable
Georgian:
გამოუსადეგარი
(gamousadegari)
— not suitable
German:
untauglich
— not suitable
Greek:
ακατάλληλος
(akatállilos)
— not suitable
Ancient Greek:
ἀνάρτιος
(anártios)
— not suitable
Gujarati:
અયોગ્ય
(ayogya)
— not suitable
Hindi:
अनुचित
(anucit)
— not suitable
Hindi:
अयोग्य
(ayogya)
— not suitable
Hindi:
अपात्र
(apātra)
— not suitable
Hungarian:
alkalmatlan
— not suitable
Hungarian:
célszerűtlen
— not suitable
Irish:
mí-oiriúnach
— not suitable
Italian:
inadatto
— not suitable
Japanese:
そぐわない
(soguwanai)
— not suitable
Japanese:
不適当な
(futekitō na)
— not suitable
Japanese:
不適切な
(futekisetsu na)
— not suitable
Japanese:
不相応な
(fusōō na)
— not suitable
Latin:
alienus
— not suitable
Macedonian:
несоодветен
(nesoodveten)
— not suitable
Māori:
pakarā
— not suitable
Māori:
hēhē
— not suitable
Marathi:
अयोग्य
(ayogya)
— not suitable
Marathi:
गैरसोयीचा
(gairsoyīcā)
— not suitable
Plautdietsch:
onpaussent
— not suitable
Polish:
nieodpowiedni
— not suitable
Polish:
niestosowny
— not suitable
Polish:
niewłaściwy
— not suitable
Romanian:
neadecvat
— not suitable
Romanian:
neconvenabil
— not suitable
Romanian:
inconvenabil
— not suitable
Romanian:
nepotrivit
— not suitable
Romanian:
nenimerit
— not suitable
Russian:
неподходя́щий
(nepodxodjáščij)
— not suitable