English word

Fit

Definitions

adjective

  1. acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper
  2. adapted to an end or design : suitable by nature or by art
  3. adapted to the environment so as to be capable of surviving
  4. sound physically and mentally : healthy
  5. put into a suitable state : made ready
  6. being in such a state as to be or seem ready to do or suffer something

Synonyms for fit

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Synonyms by context

Of a suitable quality, standard, or type to meet the required purpose

adjective

  • right
  • meet
  • apt
  • qualified
  • seemly
  • able

Being well-suited for a required purpose

adjective

(of a person) Having the requisite qualities or skills to undertake something competently

adjective

  • competent
  • capable
  • eligible
  • equipped
  • skilled
  • adequate
  • prepared
  • proficient

To join or cause to join together to form a whole

verb

  • connect
  • join
  • attach
  • link
  • splice
  • unite
  • fuse
  • interlock
  • weld
  • piece together

To be suitable or appropriate for

verb

  • suit
  • match
  • do
  • serve
  • belong to
  • go with
  • parallel
  • become
  • befit

To be consistent or in agreement with

verb

  • agree
  • conform
  • cohere
  • coincide
  • correspond
  • comport
  • go
  • check
  • chord
  • dovetail

The particular way in which things match

noun

  • consistency
  • compatibility
  • concurrence
  • correlation
  • correspondence
  • affinity
  • agreement
  • equivalence
  • similarity

A sudden burst of intense emotion

noun

  • attack
  • bout
  • burst
  • explosion
  • outburst
  • spell
  • access
  • eruption
  • flare
  • flare-up

Antonyms for fit

  • unusable
  • unserviceable
  • impracticable

Opposite of of a suitable quality, standard, or type to meet the required purpose

  • unsuitable
  • unfit
  • inapplicable
  • unusable
  • impractical
  • impossible
  • unserviceable
  • impracticable
  • infeasible
  • nonpractical

Opposite of being well-suited for a required purpose

(of a person) Opposite of having the requisite qualities or skills to undertake something competently

  • unqualified
  • incapable
  • unequipped
  • incompatible
  • incompetent
  • inexperienced
  • unprepared

Opposite of to join or cause to join together to form a whole

  • separate
  • disconnect
  • uncombine
  • disassemble
  • disjoin
  • disunite
  • free
  • remove
  • undo
  • break

Opposite of to be suitable or appropriate for

  • clash
  • mismatch
  • disagree
  • oppose
  • conflict
  • contradict
  • contrast
  • disaccord
  • discord
  • disharmonize

Opposite of to be consistent or in agreement with

  • counter
  • dispute
  • deny
  • disconfirm
  • disprove
  • challenge
  • confute
  • disallow
  • disavow

Opposite of the particular way in which things match

  • incompatibility
  • unsuitability
  • irreconcilability
  • discordance
  • disparateness
  • incongruity
  • opposition
  • disagreement

Opposite of a sudden burst of intense emotion

  • emotionlessness
  • passiveness
  • passivity
  • impassiveness
  • impassivity
  • affectlessness
  • insensibility
  • apathy

Phrases

  • able to do
  • according to hoyle
  • ad rem
  • all right
  • appropriate to
  • apropos of
  • as much as is necessary
  • as much as you need
  • associated with
  • best suited
  • by the book
  • by the numbers
  • capable of
  • comme il faut
  • commensurable to
  • commensurable with
  • completely understandable
  • cut out
  • cut out for
  • de règle