Synonyms for applicable
- adjective
Definitions
- adj. 1
Suitable for application; relevant.
This rule is not applicable to the longer-standing members of the club.
Example sentences
- appropriate It's not appropriate for puritanical misanthropic.
- relevant Could you summarise the relevant points, please?
- valid Is it valid to say that all men are created equal?
- pertinent Could you please summarize the pertinent points?
- suitable This programme is not suitable for your age group.
- germane How is that question germane to what we're discussing?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| applicable | falling | |
| appropriate | steady | |
| relevant | rising | |
| valid | falling | |
| pertinent | falling | |
| suitable | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- fit1, apt1
- 5 letters
- valid2
- 6 letters
- proper2
- 7 letters
- adapted3, fitting2, germane2
- 8 letters
- relevant3, suitable3, apposite
- 9 letters
- available4, pertinent3, befitting3
- 11 letters
- appropriate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (valid2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- applicable
- Italiano
- applicabile
- Deutsch
- anwendbar