Badly Matched

Synonym of Badly matched. CROSSWORD CLUES at Daily Mirror on 22 May 2017. 2 word 11 letters (3-8)

The answer is ILL ASSORTED

Others answer: INCONGRUOUS – MALADJUSTED – OUT OF SEASON – UNBEFITTING – UNQUALIFIED

I’ve been thinking what preposition should follow the word ‘ill-assorted’ to show what you think something is unmatched with.

[1] His clothes today are ill-assorted to his personality/ his sunglasses.
[2] His clothes today are ill-assorted with his personality/ his sunglasses.

Which preposition do you think is the better, and is there any better preposition than these?

Definitely “ill-assorted” to.

However, the phrase “ill-assorted” sounds strange to me — I would say “ill-suited to

Forgive me for not choosing any preposition for the simple reason that we wouldn’t say “ill-assorted” here. Perhaps you’re thinking of “ill-suited”; but I don’t think I would use that here, either.

Today, his clothes don’t match his sunglasses. Which makes him ill-suited to be a model.