Due and Unsuitable

Due

Due adjective - Being what is called for by accepted standards of right and wrong.
Usage example: all the participants in the trial are required to treat the judge with due respect

Unsuitable is an antonym for due in topics: appropriate, unpaid.

Unsuitable

Unsuitable adjective - Not appropriate for a particular occasion or situation.

Due is an antonym for unsuitable.

Nearby Word: unsuitably

Both words in one sentence

  • Nerds Are Virgins Similarly, 30 Rock's Liz Lemon is not a virgin, but merely has a terrible sex life, partly due to her bad social skills and partly due to the fact that, aside from Floyd, all the men (and one woman) she has dated turned out to be either insane or wildly unsuitable in some way.
  • In 'Let's Drown Out Euro Truck Simulator 2', Gabriel stated that Yahtzee bought a Roomba since he can't buy a dog due to him living in an apartment which is unsuitable with dogs and a Roomba is a next best thing.
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