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suitable

[soo-tuh-buhl] / ˈsu tə bəl /
ADJECTIVE
appropriate, acceptable
Synonyms
STRONGEST
advisable applicable apt convenient correct fitting good good enough handy proper reasonable relevant satisfactory sufficient suited useful
WEAK
apposite becoming befitting commodious condign copacetic cut out for deserved due expedient felicitous fit happy in character in keeping just kosher legit meet merited nice okay opportune peachy pertinent politic presentable requisite right righteous rightful seemly swell up to snuff user friendly
Antonyms
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awkward improper inadequate inappropriate inconvenient incorrect insufficient misbehaving stupid unacceptable unfitting unhandy unskilled unsuitable useless
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irrelevant

Example Sentences

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The bicycle course featured four small bikes with training wheels, only suitable for young children.

From Los Angeles Times

If growth continues, the drug is not suitable.

From Science Daily

Collecting suitable samples is also difficult, since fresh DNA is needed and many species live in remote or hard-to-reach habitats.

From Science Daily

The next is making it suitable for human life.

From MarketWatch

He experimented with a variety of change-ups, searching across the seams in the hopes of finding a suitable alternative to his blistering fastball.

From The Wall Street Journal

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