Synonyms for fitting
- adjective
- noun
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Proper — that fits. Appropriate, suitable, proper
proper, seemly, appropriate, suitable, just, apposite, becoming, apt, befitting, correct, apropos, right, adequate, due, in-line, felicitous, expedient, likely, conformable, advisable, opportune, applicable
Other
Noun
1. Adjustment
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
That fits. Appropriate, suitable, proper.
- n. 1
gerund of fit: an act of making something fit (“conform in shape and size; be suitable for; etc.”).
Related words
- Word family
- fittingly fittingness fitting-out
- Phrases
- fitting room grease fitting
- Other spellings
- fittin fittin'
Forms
- Plural
- fittings → adjustments, accommodations, appointments, furnishings…
Choose the right word
Fitting, or befitting, is somewhat more elegant, implying a nicer adaptation.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- appropriate It's not appropriate for puritanical misanthropic.
- suitable This programme is not suitable for your age group.
- apposite In their minds, a joke is always apposite.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| fitting | steady | |
| appropriate | steady | |
| suitable | falling | |
| apposite | steady | |
| seemly | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- due1, apt1
- 4 letters
- just1
- 5 letters
- right1
- 6 letters
- likely2, proper2, decent2, seemly
- 7 letters
- correct2, apropos3
- 8 letters
- becoming3, suitable3, adequate3, apposite
- 9 letters
- advisable4, befitting3, expedient4, opportune3
- 10 letters
- applicable4, adjustment3, furnishing3, felicitous4
- 11 letters
- appropriate4, appointment3, conformable
- 13 letters
- accommodation5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (likely2 = 2 syllables).