Synonyms for unfitness
All synonyms
Noun
1. Incapacity
incapacity, incompetence, inability, ineptitude, ineligibility, ineptness, disability, disqualification, inaptitude, incompetency
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
The characteristic of being unfit or ill-suited.
Forms
- Plural
- unfitnesses → incapacities, incompetences, inabilities, ineptitudes…
Example sentences
- inability I am impatient with his inability to make decisions.
- incompetence We lost the case due to the lawyer's incompetence.
- incapacity Angst is the fear of our own incapacity for peace.
- ineptitude He tried to conceal his ineptitude in a not-so-deft sleight of hand.
- softness They enjoyed the softness and sweetness of the buns.
- impropriety Tom seemed unconcerned with the impropriety of his question.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| unfitness | falling | |
| inability | steady | |
| incompetence | steady | |
| incapacity | falling | |
| ineptitude | steady | |
| softness | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- softness2
- 9 letters
- inability5, ineptness3
- 10 letters
- disability5, incapacity5, ineptitude4, inaptitude
- 11 letters
- impropriety5, irrelevance4
- 12 letters
- incompetence4, incompetency5
- 13 letters
- inconvenience4, ineligibility
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (softness2 = 2 syllables).