unsuitable
Wrong for the purpose
Unsuitable means not right for a particular purpose, occasion, or person.
An unsuitable candidate lacks the qualifications needed.
Unsuitable clothing doesn't fit the setting: jeans are unsuitable for a formal wedding.
The word often carries a note of disapproval: an unsuitable match suggests someone your family wouldn't approve of.
Lacking in propriety
- unacceptableNot meeting required standards
- unfittingNot proper or appropriate
- unseemlyInappropriate for the occasion
- unbefittingNot appropriate or proper
indecorous · inapt · wrong · out-of-place · misplaced · ill-suited · inadvisable · objectionable
Not fitting together properly
- incongruousNot fitting together harmoniously
- inconsistentLacking steady uniformity
- irreconcilableImpossible to resolve together
- conflictingIncompatible with each other
discordant · clashing · ill-matched · contradictory · inharmonious · at-odds · divergent · contrary
Not suited for purpose
- inadequateNot sufficient for purpose
- incapableLacking requisite ability
- incompetentLacking necessary skill
- unpreparedLacking readiness beforehand
ill-equipped · deficient · lacking · wanting · insufficient · unequipped · unskilled · untrained
Not meriting what's given
- unmeritedNot rightfully due
- beneathIn a lower position
- inferiorOf lower rank
- substandardBelow required quality
unacceptable · subpar · inadequate · insufficient · second-rate · unbecoming · disgraceful · shameful
improper
Lacking in propriety
- unacceptableNot meeting required standards
- unfittingNot proper or appropriate
- unseemlyInappropriate for the occasion
unbefitting · indecorous · inapt · wrong · out-of-place · misplaced · ill-suited · inadvisable · objectionable · ineligible
mismatched
Not fitting together properly
- incongruousNot fitting together harmoniously
- inconsistentLacking steady uniformity
- irreconcilableImpossible to resolve together
conflicting · discordant · clashing · ill-matched · contradictory · inharmonious · at-odds · divergent · contrary · antithetical
unfit
Not suited for purpose
- inadequateNot sufficient for purpose
- incapableLacking requisite ability
- incompetentLacking necessary skill
unprepared · ill-equipped · deficient · lacking · wanting · insufficient · unequipped · unskilled · untrained · inept
undeserving
Not meriting what's given
substandard · unacceptable · subpar · inadequate · insufficient · second-rate · unbecoming · disgraceful · shameful · dishonorable
- out of placemisfit, odd, misplaced, unfitting, incongruous
- unacceptableunacceptable, inappropriate, improper, wrong, forbidden
- compatibilitycompatible, incompatible, match, mismatch, fit
- content ratingsMPAA, rating system, movie rating, movie ratings, TV ratings
- ratingsA rating, rating, one star, five stars, rating scale
- legitimacylegal, validity, legitimate, lawfulness, lawful