English adjective: unfit | |||
| 1. | unfit below the required standards for a purpose | ||
| Samples | An unfit parent. Unfit for human consumption. | ||
| Similar | subhuman, unsuitable | ||
| Antonyms | fit | ||
| 2. | unfit not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition | ||
| Samples | Fat and very unfit. Certified as unfit for army service. Drunk and unfit for service. | ||
| Similar | afflicted, apractic, apraxic, bandy, bandy-legged, bowed, bowleg, bowlegged, broken-backed, crippled, crookback, crookbacked, dipped, disabled, flabby, flaccid, game, gammy, gibbous, gimpy, halt, halting, handicapped, humpbacked, humped, hunchbacked, impaired, knock-kneed, kyphotic, lame, lordotic, maimed, mutilated, soft, spavined, swayback, swaybacked | ||
| See also | ill, sick, unhealthy, unsound | ||
| Antonyms | fit | ||
| 3. | unfit physically unsound or diseased | ||
| Samples | Has a bad back. A bad heart. Bad teeth. An unsound limb. Unsound teeth. | ||
| Synonyms | bad, unsound | ||
| Similar | unhealthy | ||
| Antonyms | healthy | ||
English verb: unfit | |||
| 1. | unfit (change) make unfit or unsuitable | ||
| Samples | Your income disqualifies you. | ||
| Synonyms | disqualify, indispose | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| Antonyms | qualify, dispose | ||