unfitting

1. 1.

   not in keeping with what is correct or proper

   “completely inappropriate behavior”

   Synonymsinappropriateincompatibleout or keeping

   Similarincongruous

Questions about unfitting

What does unfitting mean?

unfitting means "not in keeping with what is correct or proper".

How many syllables are in unfitting?

unfitting has 3 syllables: un-fit-ting. The stress falls on "un".

What is another word for unfitting?

Close synonyms include inappropriate, incompatible, out or keeping. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is unfitting a common word?

unfitting is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.