Definition of suitable - Merriam-Webster

: being fit or right for a use or group The movie is suitable for children. Other Words from suitable. suitability \ ˌsü-​tə-​ˈbi- ... Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut suitable adjective SaveWord suit·​able |\ˈsü-tə-bəl \ Definitionofsuitable 1a :adaptedtoauseorpurpose suitableforkitchenuse b :satisfyingpropriety:proper suitabledress c :able,qualified asuitablecandidateforthejob 2 obsolete :similar,matching OtherWordsfromsuitable Synonyms&Antonyms ChoosetheRightSynonym MoreExampleSentences LearnMoreAboutsuitable OtherWordsfromsuitable suitability \ ˌsü-​tə-​ˈbi-​lə-​tē \ noun suitableness noun suitably \ ˈsü-​tə-​blē \ adverb Synonyms&Antonymsforsuitable Synonyms able, capable, competent, equal, fit, good, qualified Antonyms incompetent, inept, poor, unfit, unfitted, unqualified VisittheThesaurusforMore  ChoosetheRightSynonymforsuitable fit,suitable,meet,proper,appropriate,fitting,apt,happy,felicitousmeanrightwithrespecttosomeend,need,use,orcircumstance.fitstressesadaptabilityandsometimesspecialreadinessforuseoraction. fitforbattle suitableimpliesanansweringtorequirementsordemands. clothessuitableforcamping meetsuggestsajustproportioning. meetpayment propersuggestsasuitabilitythroughessentialnatureoraccordancewithcustom. properacknowledgement appropriateimplieseminentordistinctivefitness. anappropriategift fittingimpliesharmonyofmoodortone. afittingend aptconnotesafitnessmarkedbynicetyanddiscrimination. aptquotations happysuggestswhatiseffectivelyorsuccessfullyappropriate. ahappychoiceofwords felicitoussuggestsanaptnessthatisopportune,telling,orgraceful. afelicitousphrase ExamplesofsuitableinaSentence Thedresswasasuitablechoice. Weupgradedthecomputertomakeitsuitabletoourneeds. RecentExamplesontheWeb Withitsmodestfuelcapacityandmarginalseakeeping,aPLANcorvetteisn’tsuitableforlong-rangeoperations. — DavidAxe,Forbes,8Nov.2021 Thefoodprocessorisnotsuitableforgrindingablendofspicesofvaryinghardnessandsize. — MayukhSen,TheNewYorker,30Oct.2021 Agencyofficialstoldlawmakersthatfullelectrification,includinginfrastructureimprovementstopostalfacilitiestoaccommodatechargingstations,wouldcost$8billion,thoughelectrictrucksarenotsuitableforallmaildeliveryroutes. — WashingtonPost,28Oct.2021 ThegameissuitableforallagesandisBYO-refreshmentsandfingerfood. — courant.com,22Oct.2021 Rolls-Roycesaidtherewerenoengineeringissuesduringthetest,whichisfurtherproofthatSAFisaviablealternativetofossiljetfuelandcouldbesuitableforcommercialuse. — RachelCormack,RobbReport,21Oct.2021 With11programmablebuttons,theBasiliskissuitableforawiderangeofgenres. — GabrielleHondorp,PopularMechanics,20Oct.2021 Researchershavelongsoughttogroworgansinpigsthataresuitablefortransplantationintohumans. — NewYorkTimes,19Oct.2021 Whichleavesonlyonequestion:WhenwillStellantisannounceitsownEVssuitableforNorthAmericanbuyers—andthebatteryplantstofeedthem? — JohnVoelcker,CarandDriver,15Oct.2021 Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'suitable.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. SeeMore FirstKnownUseofsuitable 1563,inthemeaningdefinedatsense2 LearnMoreAboutsuitable Sharesuitable PosttheDefinitionofsuitabletoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofsuitableonTwitter TimeTravelerforsuitable Thefirstknownuseofsuitablewas in1563 Seemorewordsfromthesameyear DictionaryEntriesNearsuitable Suita suitable suitandservice SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsforsuitable LastUpdated 10Nov2021 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Suitable.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suitable.Accessed12Nov.2021. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsforsuitable suitable adjective EnglishLanguageLearnersDefinitionofsuitable :havingthequalitiesthatareright,needed,orappropriateforsomething SeethefulldefinitionforsuitableintheEnglishLanguageLearnersDictionary suitable adjective suit·​able |\ˈsü-tə-bəl \ KidsDefinitionofsuitable :beingfitorrightforauseorgroup Themovieissuitableforchildren. 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