Able and Unfitted

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Able adjective - Having the required skills for an acceptable level of performance.

Usage example: looking for an able and reliable assistant

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Unfitted is an antonym for able.

Nearby Word: ability

Unfitted adjective - Lacking qualities (as knowledge, skill, or ability) required to do a job.

Usage example: a restless free spirit, he was temperamentally unfitted for a desk job

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Able is an antonym for unfitted in topics: skill, unskillful, incompetent, not ready.

Nearby Word: unfitting

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Unfitted and Able. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/able/unfitted

Able & Unfitted. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/able/unfitted>.

Unfitted or Able. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/able/unfitted.

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