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ill-equipped

[il-i-kwipt] / ˈɪl ɪˈkwɪpt /
ADJECTIVE
unfit
Synonyms
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impotent inadequate incapable ineligible unable unprepared unqualified useless
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blundering bungling debilitated disqualified incapacitated unfitted
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amateur awkward bush league butter-fingered clumsy feeble heavy-handed incompetent ineffective inefficient inept inexperienced inexpert maladjusted maladroit no good not cut out for not equal to not up to unapt unhandy unpracticed unproficient unskilled unskillful untrained weak
Antonyms
WEAK
appropriate fit ready
ADJECTIVE
unfit
Synonyms
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inadequate inappropriate unhealthy unlikely unsuitable unsuited useless
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debilitated down dragging mistaken
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below par can't make the grade decrepit discordant feeble flimsy ill-adapted ill-suited improper inapplicable incompatible incongruous incorrect ineffective inexpedient infelicitous inharmonious laid low not fit out of element out of place out of shape poorly rocky unbecoming uncongenial uncool unmeet unpromising valueless
Antonyms
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appropriate proper suitable
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able fit qualified willing
ADJECTIVE
unqualified
Synonyms
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inadequate incapable ineligible inexperienced unfit unprepared unskilled
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amateur bush bush-league disqualified not equal to not up to unequipped unfitted
Antonyms
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able competent qualified suitable
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conditional indefinite prepared ready temporary tentative

Example Sentences

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Others have said that Miami’s catchers will be ill-equipped to play for other teams in the future, as they will have no experience calling pitchers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

After two decades of nearly flat demand, it’s ill-equipped to handle the massive needs of data centers, which now consume 5% of the nation’s total power.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 17, 2026

As three other officers arrived, they realized how ill-equipped they were: None of them had a rifle, one had no body armor.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2025

They also said the areas of the south where displaced residents were expected to move were "overcrowded and ill-equipped to sustain human survival at scale".

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2025

Greek philosophers were unable to untie that bundle; therefore, they were ill-equipped to solve Zeno’s puzzle.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife