Standard Lemma guide

unsuitable

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
  • Spanish: inconvenible — not suitable
  • Spanish: desconvenible — not suitable
  • Swedish: olämplig — not suitable
  • Uyghur: ئەپسىز (epsiz) — not suitable
  • Uyghur: بىئەپ (bi'ep) — not suitable
Real reading context

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