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fitting

[fit-ing] / ˈfɪt ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
appropriate, suitable
Synonyms
STRONGEST
apt felicitous proper
STRONG
becoming correct due meet right
WEAK
applicable comme il faut decent decorous desirable happy just just what was ordered on the button on the nose right on seemly that's the ticket
Antonyms
STRONGEST
improper incorrect unsuitable
STRONG
imprecise inaccurate inappropriate unfitting unseemly wrong
NOUN
accessory
Synonyms
STRONGEST
furniture
STRONG
accouterment appointment attachment component connection convenience equipment extra furnishing instrument paraphernalia part piece trimming unit
Antonyms
STRONG
whole

Example Sentences

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Fitting James, Reaves and Doncic on the court together this season hasn’t been seamless.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

"Fitting and fighting for life - I can't even start imagining the terror he went through."

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2025

Fitting, given that anything more than one foot in front of her would be invisible beneath the shadow of her cockamamie chapeau.

From Salon • Jan. 21, 2025

Fitting, then, that she would accept a prestigious guest professorship this year at a German art school.

From New York Times • Apr. 6, 2024

Fitting their plated helmets on their heads they sallied out, Odysseus in the lead.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer