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fit
adjective as in suitable, appropriate
Strong matches
adapted, becoming, befitting, correct, correspondent, deserving, due, equipped, expedient, fitted, fitting, meet, ready, right, trained, worthy
Weak matches
adequate, advantageous, apposite, beneficial, comely, comme il faut, conformable, convenient, desirable, equitable, favorable, feasible, felicitous, good enough, just, likely, opportune, practicable, preferable, proper, rightful, seasonable, seemly, tasteful, timely, well-suited
adjective as in healthy, in good physical shape
Weak matches
fit as a fiddle, in good condition, up to snuff, wholesome, wrapped tight
noun as in seizure; sudden emotion
verb as in belong, correspond
Strong matches
accord, agree, answer, befit, concur, consist, dovetail, harmonize, interlock, join, meet, parallel, relate, respond, set, tally
Weak matches
be apposite, be apt, be comfortable, be consonant, be in keeping, go together, go with, have its place
verb as in equip
Example Sentences
He was big and physical at a young age, but he was less sure quarterback was the right fit.
"Alisson is, and will be, our first goalkeeper if he is fit," Slot said after Liverpool's win over Aston Villa - in which Kelleher made some fantastic saves.
The United Nations' COP climate talks are "no longer fit for purpose" and need an urgent overhaul, key experts including a former UN secretary general and former UN climate chief have said.
But while the authors of this letter recognise these achievements, they feel that the slow-moving COP process is “no longer fit for purpose” in dealing with a fast-moving climate crisis.
“All those tiny miniatures that fit on the head of a needle — I think it’s so beautiful,” he says in a Zoom call from his place in Malibu.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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