The best thing in the world for a man is to choose a good wife, the worst being to mistakenly choose an ill-suited one.
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Ill-suited
Synonyms for "ill-suited" (79 found)
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Closest matches (16)
Strong matches (24)
Adjective(5 words)
Noun(1 words)
Related words (39)
mismatchedmismatedmisplacedout of characterout of jointout of keepingout of lineout of placeout of proportionout of seasonout of timeout of tuneunadaptedunaptunbecomingunbefittingundesirableunfitunfittedunfitting
Noun(1 words)
poor fit
Adjective(6 words)
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6 entriesill-fitting equipmentill-fitting garmentill-fitting softwareill-suited applicantill-suited candidateill-suited manager
Collocations
6 entriesill-suited climateill-suited datasetill-suited environmentill-suited policyill-suited roleill-suited sample
Inflections
2 entriesmore ill-suitedmost ill-suited
Derivations
1 entriesSample sentences
4 total sentences available.
Moreover, because he was handsome, he was ill-suited to working as a teacher in a girls' school.
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A considerable amount of beet comes from the Clonakilty and Courtmacsherry growing areas to Mallow and if the closure proposals mentioned are implemented this traffic will in future years be thrown on roads ill-suited to such heavy haulage.
Source: wiktionary
an ill-suited married couple
Source: wiktionary