suitable

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

Adjective

  1. 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...

Origin

Etymology tree English suit Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English suitable From suit + -able.

Forms

more suitable most suitable

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

unsuitable

Hyponyms

timely

Related

appropriate apt congruous consonant corresponding eligible fit meet pertinent seemly according to Hoyle according to Cocker according to Gunter conformant

Derived

insuitable nonsuitable serosuitable suitability suitableness suitably unsuitable