unfit

Out of shape

Unfit means not suitable or not capable.

A person unfit for duty lacks the necessary qualifications or condition: The doctor declared him unfit to work.

Physical unfitness suggests poor health or conditioning: I'm so unfit I can't climb a flight of stairs.

Something unfit for consumption is unsafe or unsuitable to eat or drink.

To unfit someone is to make them unsuitable, though this verb form is rare.

inadequate

unsuitable

Not fitting or appropriate

lacking · insufficient · unqualified · unprepared · incapable · ineffective · substandard · unsatisfactory · unacceptable · unworthy

frail

weak

Lacking power or force

fragile · delicate · sickly · ailing · faint · enervated · enfeebled · decrepit · weakened · run-down

unhealthy

out of shape

Lacking physical conditioning

obese · unexercised · flabby · soft · winded · breathless · unathletic · untrained · deconditioned · couch potato

disqualified

ineligible

Not meeting requirements

excluded · rejected · suspended · expelled · blacklisted · disallowed · invalidated · voided · revoked · disbarred

Categories
Opposites
physical fitness/health

unfitfit

Proper or healthy

healthy · in shape · athletic · robust · vigorous

suitability/appropriateness

unfitfit

Proper or healthy

suitable · appropriate · fitting · apt · proper

competence/qualification

unfitqualified

Meeting necessary standards

competent · capable · able · trained · expert

Phrases
Family

unfitting, unfitted, unfitness, unfittest

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G