fittest

ADJECTIVE

suitable, appropriate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

able apt capable competent happy prepared qualified wise

STRONG

adapted becoming befitting correct correspondent deserving due equipped expedient fitted fitting meet ready right trained worthy

WEAK

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

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignorant incapable incompetent inept stupid unable unskilled

STRONG

imprecise improper inaccurate inappropriate incorrect unbecoming unfit unfitting unprepared unseemly unsuitable untrained unworthy wrong

WEAK

inadequate poor unsuited weak

ADJECTIVE

healthy, in good physical shape

Synonyms

STRONGEST

able-bodied competent robust slim strapping toned

STRONG

hale muscled sound trim well

WEAK

fit as a fiddle in good condition up to snuff wholesome wrapped tight

Antonyms

STRONGEST

infirm weak

STRONG

sick unhealthy

WEAK

inadequate inappropriate incorrect poor unfit unsuitable unsuited unworthy

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fittest

Novak did what Novak does - finding a way to beat one of the fittest, most athletic younger guys at the age of 39.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

So far, Whoop has focused its marketing efforts on positioning itself as an aspirational brand worn by some of the fittest people in the world in the most rarefied spaces.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

Molango fears the World Cup will simply become a "survival of the fittest".

From BBC ● May 26, 2026

In the meantime, it will be survival of the fittest drivers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2026

Davenport, the Harvard-trained zoologist famous for establishing the Eugenics Record Office, created a standardized evaluation form to judge the fittest babies.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee