unsuitable
adjective
un·suit·able
ˌən-ˈsü-tə-bəl 
: not fitting or right for a use or purpose : not suitable
an unsuitable choice
unsuitable topics for conversation
Examples of unsuitable in a Sentence
all the movies playing now are violent or otherwise unsuitable for a child's birthday party
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This closeness causes gravitational instability that existing planetary formation models have suggested should result in an environment unsuitable for planet formation.
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 27 Oct. 2025
They were placed there by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife after being deemed unsuitable for wild release.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2025
That wing is usually reserved for prisoners who are considered unsuitable to be kept among the prison’s general population, usually out of fears for their safety.
—Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
The rescue occurred in technical Class 4 terrain, further complicated by high winds, making landing zones near the summit unsuitable, the responding group, Alpine Rescue Team, said in a Facebook post.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 21 Oct. 2025
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 27 Oct. 2025
They were placed there by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife after being deemed unsuitable for wild release.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2025
That wing is usually reserved for prisoners who are considered unsuitable to be kept among the prison’s general population, usually out of fears for their safety.
—Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
The rescue occurred in technical Class 4 terrain, further complicated by high winds, making landing zones near the summit unsuitable, the responding group, Alpine Rescue Team, said in a Facebook post.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 21 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unsuitable
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“Unsuitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsuitable. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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