Apt

/æpt/

Synonyms for "apt" (218 found)

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Closest matches (44)

Adjective(10 words)

liable tending adept apposite appropriateappropriate behaviorappropriate settingcapable clevercorrect idea

Determiner(1 words)

a good fit

a proposad remadapted adept adroit alert applicable apposite appropriate apropos artistic authoritative becoming befitting bent brainy bravura bright brilliant clean

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clever comely compelling convincing coordinated correct crack crackerjack cunning cute daedal

Noun(2 words)

be appropriatebe suitable

Strong matches (65)

daedalian decisive deft dexterous dextrous diplomatic disposed dispositioned docile dovetailing educable elegant exact excellent expeditious expert facile fair fancy felicitous

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fit fitted fitting fluent foreseeable formable geared gifted given good goodish graceful handy happy hopeful immediate impressionablein the cardsin the moodinclined ingenious inspired instant instantaneous instructable intelligentjohnny on the spotjustjust rightkeen keen-witted liable likely magisterial malleable masterful masterly meet

Adjective(6 words)

disposed fittingfitting actionfitting rolegiven inclined

Noun(1 words)

good fit

Related words (109)

meshing minded moldable motivated neat nice nifty nimblenimble wittednimble-wittedno dumbbellno meannot born yesterdayodds-onon the buttonopportune order pat perfect pertinent

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plastic pliable point politic precise predictablepredictable within limitspredisposed presumable presumptive probable professional proficient promising prompt prone proper punctual qualified quickquick wittedquick-thinking quick-wittedquite someready receptive relevant resourceful right righteous rightful riperipe for instructionschoolable scintillating seasonable seemly sharp sharp-witted skilful skillful slick smart some sortable speedy statesmanlikestatistically probablesteel-trap stylish subject suitable suited suiting summary susceptible swift tactful tailored talented teachable tellingthe compleatthe completethirsty for knowledgeto the pointto the purposetrainable verisimilar virtuosowell donewell-chosen well-done well-expressed well-put willing workmanlike

Adjective(8 words)

minded pertinentpertinent observationprone properproper inferenceskilled suitable

Noun(4 words)

naturally inclinedrelevant tosigehtailored to a tee

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

9 entries

ability adjective aptitude competence descriptor dispositionpart of speechpropensity tendency

More specific

7 entries

inclination opportune proficiency proneness propitious skill tendency

Collocations

5 entries

apt analogyapt descriptionapt exampleapt methodapt solution

Inflections

2 entries

more aptmost apt

Derivations

3 entries

aptly aptness inapt

similar

4 entries

apropos inclined intelligent likely

Sample sentences

23 total sentences available.

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You are apt to be forgetful.

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The rich are apt to look down upon the poor.

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The rich are apt to look down on people.

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Nowadays we are apt to forget the benefits of nature.

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