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fit

Definition for fit

adjective as in healthy, in good physical shape

noun as in seizure; sudden emotion

verb as in belong, correspond

verb as in equip

Strongest matches

accommodate, fix, get, make, prepare, provide, ready

Strong matches

accoutre, arm, furnish, implement, outfit, rig

Weak matches

kit out, make up

verb as in adapt, change

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Example Sentences

For his tireless assault on evolutionary biology and downsizing the deity to fit within science, I give Meyer second place.

Even the queen saw fit to honor him with the Order of the British Empire at Buckingham Palace in 2008.

All other issues—racial, feminine, even environmental—need to fit around this central objective.

The weight and power and timelessness of Lana really fit that.

How has the Internet fit into your experience over the past two weeks?

Liszt looked at it, and to her fright and dismay cried out in a fit of impatience, "No, I won't hear it!"

The bear watched him narrowly with its wicked little eyes, though it did not see fit to cease its paw-licking.

I've seen more cloes on folks' backs hyar, thet wan't no more'n fit for carpet-rags, than any place ever I struck.

“I went into a great passion and frightened my mother into a fit,” said Wardle.

To keep the roads fit for travelling on, requires about 60,000 tons of stone per year.

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On this page you'll find 427 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to fit, such as: able, apt, capable, competent, happy, and prepared.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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