Suitable

/[ˈsjuː.tə.bɫ̩]/ adj

adj ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 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."

Adjective
  1. 1
    worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse wordnet
  2. 2
    meant or adapted for an occasion or use wordnet

Synonyms

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appropriateeligiblefelicitousfitmeeta propos

Example

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"Fill in the blanks with suitable words."

Etymology

From suit + -able.

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