as in inappropriate
not appropriate for a particular occasion or situation
all the movies playing now are violent or otherwise unsuitable for a child's birthday party
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Recent Examples of unsuitable
As discussed in the Safety Considerations section above, there are a number of conditions and complicating factors that may render a patient unsuitable for inversion therapy.
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Samson McDougall, Health, 22 Oct. 2024
Hanff for years found herself up against eccentric producers, lousy office jobs, laughably unsuitable housing, and staggering creative frustration before finally finding some crumbs of success working as a screenwriter for early television.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 20 Dec. 2024
The city constructed the dormitories at Floyd Bennett Field despite protests and criticism that the location was unsuitable and isolated.
—Luis Ferré-Sadurní, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Unlike artificial trees, real trees are biodegradable and often grown on land unsuitable for other crops.
—Emma Marsden, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
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Samson McDougall, Health, 22 Oct. 2024
Hanff for years found herself up against eccentric producers, lousy office jobs, laughably unsuitable housing, and staggering creative frustration before finally finding some crumbs of success working as a screenwriter for early television.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 20 Dec. 2024
The city constructed the dormitories at Floyd Bennett Field despite protests and criticism that the location was unsuitable and isolated.
—Luis Ferré-Sadurní, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Unlike artificial trees, real trees are biodegradable and often grown on land unsuitable for other crops.
—Emma Marsden, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsuitable
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Lively sued Baldoni, the film’s director and co-star, earlier this month for harassment and retaliation, accusing him of a series of inappropriate and offensive interactions during production.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
21 Jan. 2025
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Bad reviews, inappropriate comments and shabby online engagements have the opposite effect and can potentially leave a permanent mark against the company name.—
Dmitry Malin,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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Lawyers for Harry, 40, the younger son of King Charles III, will set out to show that the News Group executives concealed and sought to destroy evidence of hacking and other improper practices.—
Mark Landler,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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According to the Electrical Safety Foundation International, over 65,000 home fires are the result of improper heating equipment usage in the United States.—
Graeme Taskerud,
The Denver Post,
18 Jan. 2025
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Turning her spa into a pre-NYFW destination, Marc first started her career as a way to treat her own skin, including hyperpigmentation which disproportionately affects darker skin tones, and laser hair removal which is often unsafe (if the wrong laser is used) to perform on our tones.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
30 Jan. 2025
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Having nobody in charge of public health might be better than emboldening someone who is dangerously wrong.—
Christian Schneider,
National Review,
30 Jan. 2025
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In that case, Fox made a modest admission that incorrect claims had been made, but Dominion Voting Systems was able to reveal the size of the settlement — the more telling concession.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
21 Jan. 2025
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For example, malfunctioning sensors, unreliable asset location or gaps in data collection can produce incorrect conclusions about asset movement, leading to questionable insights.—
Fabio Belloni,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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There are another 10 or so, such as Lil Joe, who are unfit for release after difficult histories.—
Kevin Spear,
Orlando Sentinel,
19 Jan. 2025
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Lee Monroe Straight-leg Jeans $43 $28 at Amazon Denim is notoriously unfit for traveling in, but reviewers say these Lee jeans are an exception.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Jan. 2025
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Witherspoon presents Margot not as some unhappy bachelorette, but as a modern, self-reliant woman.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
29 Jan. 2025
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The Thailand-set season sees a new crop of unhappy, rich vacationers at a luxurious resort.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Unsuitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsuitable. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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