Synonyms for suit
- verb
- noun
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Fit
fit, accommodate, dress, adapt, set UK, adjust, conform, correspond, accord, square, reconcile, tally dated
3. Match — to agree; to be fitted; to correspond (usually followed by to, archaically also followed by with)
Noun
1. Lawsuit — the attempt to gain an end by legal process; a process instituted in a court of law for the recovery of a…
3. Petition — petition, request, entreaty
petition, appeal, request, application, prayer, entreaty, invocation, supplication, solicitation
Other
Definitions
- v. 1
To agree; to be fitted; to correspond (usually followed by to, archaically also followed by with).
- v. 2
To make proper or suitable; to adapt or fit.
- n. 1
The attempt to gain an end by legal process; a process instituted in a court of law for the recovery of a right or claim; a lawsuit.
If you take my advice, you'll file a suit against him immediately.
- n. 2
Petition, request, entreaty.
Related words
Example sentences
- dress She stood out because she was wearing a red dress.
- adjust Tom tried to adjust the temperature of the shower.
- accommodate He can't accommodate himself to his circumstances.
- adapt We must adapt our plan to these new circumstances.
- satisfy The earth can satisfy our needs but not our greed.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| suit | steady | |
| dress | rising | |
| adjust | steady | |
| accommodate | steady | |
| adapt | rising | |
| satisfy | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- set1, fit1
- 4 letters
- case1
- 5 letters
- cause1, match1, agree2, trial2, dress1, serve1, suite1, adapt2, tally2, befit2
- 6 letters
- please1, become2, answer2, action2, square1, appeal2, prayer1, adjust2, accord2, wooing2, beseem
- 7 letters
- process2, request2, lawsuit2, satisfy3, conform2, pertain2, gratify3
- 8 letters
- petition3, ensemble3, courting2, entreaty3
- 9 letters
- executive4, reconcile3, courtship2
- 10 letters
- litigation4, correspond3, invocation4
- 11 letters
- application4, prosecution4, accommodate4
- 12 letters
- solicitation5, supplication
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (agree2 = 2 syllables).