Synonyms for suitable
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Appropriate
appropriate, fit, suited, proper, seemly, fitting, reasonable, useful, just, good, acceptable, adequate, expedient, fit for purpose UK AU, right, likely, relevant, adapted, satisfactory, apt, opportune, compatible
Definitions
- adj. 1
Having sufficient or the required properties for a certain purpose or task; appropriate to a certain occasion.
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Adapted, fit, suitable, and qualified refer to the qualities which match or suit the occasion. A clergyman may have strength adequate to the work of a porter; but that would not be a fit or suitable occupation for him.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- appropriate It's not appropriate for puritanical misanthropic.
- fitting I would like to try it. Where is the fitting room?
- suited This planet appears to be suited for colonization.
- eligible Only college graduates are eligible for this job.
- feasible At first blush, Tom's suggestion seemed feasible.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| suitable | falling | |
| appropriate | steady | |
| fitting | steady | |
| suited | steady | |
| seemly | steady | |
| eligible | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- fit1, apt1
- 4 letters
- just1, good1
- 5 letters
- right1
- 6 letters
- likely2, proper2, useful2, worthy2, suited2, seemly
- 7 letters
- adapted3, fitting2
- 8 letters
- relevant3, eligible4, adequate3, feasible3, idoneous
- 9 letters
- desirable4, expedient4, opportune3
- 10 letters
- reasonable4, acceptable4, compatible4
- 11 letters
- appropriate4
- 12 letters
- satisfactory4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (likely2 = 2 syllables).