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suitable

suit·a·ble

suitable

 
 
pronunciation:
su t bl
features:
Word Combinations (adjective)
part of speech: adjective
definition: appropriate for a particular person or to a purpose or situation; fitting.
a husband suitable for a princessa dress suitable for the occasion
synonyms:
applicable, apposite, appropriate, apt, befitting, fit, fitting, meet, proper, suited
antonyms:
inappropriate, unfit, unsuitable, unworthy
similar words:
amenable, apropos, comely, decent, done, expedient, good, happy, legitimate, likely, opportune, relevant, right, seemly
Word Combinations  About this feature
adverb + (adj.)suitable eminently, more, perfectly, potentially
(adj.)suitable + noun accommodation, accompaniment, agriculture, alternative, application, arrangement, candidate, climate, clothing, companion, condition, container, conversion, crop, donor, drinking, employment, environment, farming, filter, framework, habitat, host, housing, indicator, instrument, interval, landing, location, match, mate, material, medium, occupation, organ, parole, partner, placement, prey, publication, replacement, site, soil, soundtrack, spot, storage, substitute, substrate, testing, therapy, use, variety, venue, viewing  [See all][See only the most frequent]
derivations: suitably (adv.), suitability (n.), suitableness (n.)