What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Unsuitable vs Infamous - What's the difference?

unsuitable | infamous | Related terms |

Unsuitable is a related term of infamous.


As adjectives the difference between unsuitable and infamous

is that unsuitable is not suitable; unfit; inappropriate while infamous is having a bad reputation, disreputable; of bad report; notoriously vile; detestable; widely known, especially for something bad.

unsuitable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Not suitable; unfit; inappropriate.

    • Antonyms

    * suitable

    Derived terms

    * unsuitably

    infamous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • having a bad reputation, disreputable; of bad report; notoriously vile; detestable; widely known, especially for something bad
    • He was an infamous traitor.
    He was an infamous perjurer.
  • causing infamy; disgraceful
    • This infamous deed tarnishes all involved.
  • (archaic) in England / Great Britain, a judicial punishment which deprived the infamous person of certain rights; this included a prohibition against holding public office, exercising the franchise, receiving a public pension, serving on a jury, or giving testimony in a court of law.

    • Derived terms

    * infamously * infamousness * infamy

    References

    * Oxford English Dictionary