Dictionary Definition
unfit adj
1 below the required standards for a purpose; "an
unfit parent"; "unfit for human consumption" [ant: fit]
2 not in good physical or mental condition; out
of condition; "fat and very unfit"; "certified as unfit for army
service"; "drunk and unfit for service" [ant: fit]
3 physically unsound or diseased; "has a bad
back"; "a bad heart"; "bad teeth"; "an unsound limb"; "unsound
teeth" [syn: bad, unsound] v : make unfit or
unsuitable; "Your income disqualifies you" [syn: disqualify, indispose] [ant: qualify] [also: unfitting, unfitted]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Adjective
- Not fit; not having the
correct requirements.
- Jack cannot run, making him unfit for the track team.
- Not fit, not having a
good physical demeanor.
- I've become so unfit after stopping cycling to town.
Related terms
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
aberrant, abnormal, abominable, atrocious, bad, criminal, delinquent, deviant, discordant, disgraceful, disqualified, evil, functionless, futile, hardly the thing,
ignominious,
ill-adapted, ill-advised, ill-assorted, ill-chosen, ill-considered,
ill-equipped, ill-fitted, ill-furnished, ill-matched, ill-provided,
ill-qualified, ill-seasoned, ill-sorted, ill-suited, ill-timed,
illegal, impolitic, improper, in disrepair,
inadequate, inadmissible, inadvisable, inapplicable, inapposite, inappropriate, inapt, inauspicious, incapable, incapable of,
incompatible,
incompetent,
incongruous,
inconvenient,
incorrect, indecorous, ineffective, ineffectual, inefficient, inept, inexpedient, infamous, infelicitous, inferior, inharmonious, inoperable, inoperative, inopportune, intempestive, intrusive, irrelevant, late, mal a propos, maladjusted, malapropos, misjoined, mismatched, mismated, misplaced, mistimed, nonfunctional, nonutilitarian, not done,
not equal to, not the thing, not up to, off base, off-base,
off-color, otiose, out
of, out of character, out of joint, out of keeping, out of line,
out of order, out of phase, out of place, out of proportion, out of
season, out of time, out of tune, out of whack, out-of-line,
premature, sacrilegious, scandalous, shameful, shameless, sinful, terrible, too late, too soon,
unable, unable to,
unadapted, unadjusted, unapt, unarmed, unbecoming, unbefitting, unconducive, uncongenial, undesirable, undue, unemployable, unendowed, unequipped, unfavorable, unfitted, unfitting, unfortunate, ungifted, unhandy, unhappy, unhelpful, unlawful, unlucky, unmeet, unprofitable, unpropitious, unprovided, unqualified, unready, unrighteous, unripe, unseasonable, unseemly, unskillful, unsuitable, unsuited, untalented, untimely, untoward, unusable, unwise, unworkable, wicked, wrong, wrongful