ill-suited

[il-soo-tid] / ˈɪlˈsu tɪd /

ADJECTIVE

not suitable

Synonyms

WEAK

bad form ill-fitted ill-matched ill-timed improper inappropriate inapt incompatible incorrect irrelevant malapropos mismatched out of character out of its element out of place unbecoming unfit unfitting unseemly unsuitable wrong

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Monetary policy is ill-suited for shocks like this.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

Cryptocurrencies are actually ill-suited for major criminal enterprises because transactions are permanent, immutable and traceable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026

Meanwhile, the leaders of civil society organizations appear ill-suited to resist such suppression of free speech and, in some cases, seem to embrace it.

From Salon • Nov. 30, 2025

Kwedar confesses to being “a pretty linear storyteller and filmmaker” and says he initially felt ill-suited to the task.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2025

Secondly, modern forager societies have survived mainly in areas with difficult climatic conditions and inhospitable terrain, ill-suited for agriculture.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

ill-suited

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