UNFITTED Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

unfitted

adjective

ˌən-ˈfi-təd

Definition of unfitted

as in unfit

lacking qualities (as knowledge, skill, or ability) required to do a job a restless free spirit, he was temperamentally unfitted for a desk job

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Recent Examples of unfitted Here, Rodel shares how to make the unfitted kitchen trend your own, one statement-worthy piece at a time. — Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 May 2025 Mix Materials The beauty in the unfitted kitchen aesthetic is found in its collected look. — Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 May 2025 The venerable American clan at the center of the narrator’s reminiscences are wholly unfitted to the modern world and no longer endowed with the fortune that one of them brought home long ago on clipper ships. — Daniel Akst, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022

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Adjective

But in Meriwether’s hands, the show became a propulsive exploration of both women’s trauma and the misogynistic criminal justice system that’s unfit to deal with it.

— Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 31 Aug. 2026
The complaint also alleges Wendy's failed to warn customers of the alleged danger and served food that was unfit for human consumption.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of unfit

Adjective

In a 2013 Denver case on similar charges, he was found incompetent to stand trial, and the case was dismissed.

— Olivia Young, CBS News, 22 Aug. 2026
So the archetype of an uncharismatic leader is not necessarily someone unlikeable, introverted, socially incompetent or ineffective.

— Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of incompetent

Adjective

Early critics argued that these tools were a mere gimmick, incapable of true artistic utility or nuance.

— Coco Mao, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
What’s left is a vaguely political YouTube series afraid of its own tail, incapable of being actually relatable and too cowardly to own the batshit truths of these people’s lives.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026

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