suitable meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

suitable

adj

UK [ˈsjuː.tə.bɫ̩] · CA, US [ˈsju.tə.bɫ̩]

Etymology From suit + -able.

Having sufficient or the required properties for a certain purpose or task; appropriate to a certain occasion.

Doctors told Matthew Parker’s family there was only a 1% chance of finding a suitable donor for Matthew because his body had rejected a previous transplant.2015 February 23, Rachel Janik, “Texas Teacher Will Donate a Kidney to 6-Year-Old Student”, in Time:

Synonyms: 28 terms
fit for purpose, up to standard, allowable, appropriate, apropos, apposite, apt, comely, commensurate, correct, decorous, expedient, felicitous, fit, fitting, gainand, idoneous, in line, likely, meet, opportune, proper, right, seemly, sensible, sortable, suitable, tidy
Antonyms: unsuitable
Derived terms: insuitable, nonsuitable, serosuitable, suitability, suitableness, suitably, unsuitable
Related terms: appropriate, apt, congruous, consonant, corresponding, eligible, fit, meet, pertinent, seemly, according to Hoyle, according to Cocker, according to Gunter, conformant
Hyponyms: timely