unsuitableness

Lack of fitness

The quality of being unsuitable—not fitting, appropriate, or adequate for a particular purpose or situation.

The unsuitableness of his attire for the funeral drew whispers.

The word is rare; unsuitability serves the same function and appears far more often.

impropriety

inappropriateness

Lack of suitability

indelicacy · tactlessness · indiscretion · impoliteness · disrespectfulness · unprofessionalism · rudeness · boorishness · coarseness · vulgarity

incongruity

incompatibility

Unable to function together

mismatch · clash · jarring · disharmony · oddness · awkwardness · inaptness · wrongness · disparity · misalignment

inadequacy

unfitness

Lack of suitability

insufficiency · deficiency · unpreparedness · ineligibility · disqualification · inability · incapacity · unworthiness · unreadiness · ineptness

Opposites
fitness for purpose

unsuitablenesssuitableness

Quality of being fitting

suitability · aptness · fitness · appropriateness · fittingness

social propriety

unsuitablenesspropriety

Correctness of conduct

decency · seemliness · correctness · decorum · appropriateness

Family

suit, pursue, pursuit, suitable, consequence, suited, reunion, suite, suits

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G