Meanings
adjectivesuitable (comparative more suitable, superlative most suitable)
comparative more suitable · superlative most suitable
- Having sufficient or the required properties for a certain purpose or task; appropriate to a certain occasion.
Doctors told Matthew Parker’s family there was only a 1% chance of finding a suitable donor for Matthew because his body had rejected a previous transplant.
2015 February 23, Rachel Janik, “Texas Teacher Will Donate a Kidney to 6-Year-Old Student”, in Time, archived from the original on 05 Dec 2019Synonyms: fit for purpose, up to standard, allowable, appropriate, apropos, apposite, apt, comely
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveHaving sufficient or the required properties for a certain purpose or task; appropriate to a certain occasion.
Opposite
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivemeant or adapted for an occasion or use
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*sekʷ-
- Proto-Indo-European*sékʷetor
- Proto-Italic*sekʷōr
- Vulgar Latinsequor, sequi
- Vulgar Latin*sequere
- Vulgar Latin*sequita
- Old Frenchsiute
- Anglo-Normansuite
- Middle Englishsute
- Englishsuit
- Englishsuitable
Translations
Ancient Greek πρόσφορος, ἐπιεικής
- πρόσφορος (prósphoros)appropriate to a certain occasion
- ἐπιεικής (epieikḗs)appropriate to a certain occasion
- ἄρτιος (ártios)appropriate to a certain occasion
Arabic مُنَاسِب, مُلَائِم
- مُنَاسِب (munāsib)appropriate to a certain occasion
- مُلَائِم (mulāʔim)appropriate to a certain occasion
- لَائِق (lāʔiq)appropriate to a certain occasion
Bulgarian подходящ
- подходящ (podhodjašt)appropriate to a certain occasion
Catalan apropiat
- apropiatappropriate to a certain occasion
Chinese Mandarin 合適 /合适, 適當 /适当
- 合適 /合适 (héshì)appropriate to a certain occasion
- 適當 /适当 (shìdàng)appropriate to a certain occasion
Czech vhodný, vyhovující
- vhodnýappropriate to a certain occasion
- vyhovujícíappropriate to a certain occasion
Danish passende, egnet
- passendeappropriate to a certain occasion
- egnetappropriate to a certain occasion
Dutch geschikt, passend
- geschiktappropriate to a certain occasion
- passendappropriate to a certain occasion
Esperanto konvena, taŭga
- konvenaappropriate to a certain occasion
- taŭgaappropriate to a certain occasion
Finnish sopiva, kelvollinen
- sopivaappropriate to a certain occasion
- kelvollinenappropriate to a certain occasion
French approprié, convenable
- appropriéappropriate to a certain occasion
- convenableappropriate to a certain occasion
- opportunappropriate to a certain occasion
- idoineappropriate to a certain occasion
- adéquatappropriate to a certain occasion
German geeignet, passend
- geeignetappropriate to a certain occasion
- passendappropriate to a certain occasion
- angemessenappropriate to a certain occasion
Greek κατάλληλος
- κατάλληλος (katállilos)appropriate to a certain occasion
Hebrew ראוי, מתאים
- ראוי (ra'uy)appropriate to a certain occasion
- מתאים (mat'im)appropriate to a certain occasion
- הולם (holem)appropriate to a certain occasion
Hindi उपयुक्त, उचित
- उपयुक्त (upyukt)appropriate to a certain occasion
- उचित (ucit)appropriate to a certain occasion
Hungarian megfelelő, illő
- megfelelőappropriate to a certain occasion
- illőappropriate to a certain occasion
- alkalmasappropriate to a certain occasion
Irish oiriúnach, fóirsteanach
- oiriúnachappropriate to a certain occasion
- fóirsteanachappropriate to a certain occasion
Italian adatto, idoneo
- adattoappropriate to a certain occasion
- idoneoappropriate to a certain occasion
- rispondenteappropriate to a certain occasion
- confacenteappropriate to a certain occasion
- indicatoappropriate to a certain occasion
- appropriatoappropriate to a certain occasion
- giustoappropriate to a certain occasion
Japanese 相応しい, 相応な
- 相応しい (fusawashii)appropriate to a certain occasion
- 相応な (sōō na)appropriate to a certain occasion
- 適切な (tekisetsu na)appropriate to a certain occasion
Latin aptus, idōneus
- aptusappropriate to a certain occasion
- idōneusappropriate to a certain occasion
Latvian piemērots, atbilstošs
- piemērotsappropriate to a certain occasion
- atbilstošsappropriate to a certain occasion
- piederīgsappropriate to a certain occasion
Malay sesuai
- sesuaiappropriate to a certain occasion
Māori arotau, haratau
- arotauappropriate to a certain occasion
- haratauappropriate to a certain occasion
- tauappropriate to a certain occasion
- tōtikaappropriate to a certain occasion
Norwegian passende, egnet
- passendeappropriate to a certain occasion
- egnetappropriate to a certain occasion
Portuguese apropriado, favorável
- apropriadoappropriate to a certain occasion
- favorávelappropriate to a certain occasion
Romanian adecvat, convenabil
- adecvatappropriate to a certain occasion
- convenabilappropriate to a certain occasion
- potrivitappropriate to a certain occasion
- nimeritappropriate to a certain occasion
Russian подходя́щий, го́дный
- подходя́щий (podxodjáščij)appropriate to a certain occasion
- го́дный (gódnyj)appropriate to a certain occasion
- приго́дный (prigódnyj)appropriate to a certain occasion
- примени́мый (primenímyj)appropriate to a certain occasion
- соотве́тствующий (sootvétstvujuščij)appropriate to a certain occasion
Scottish Gaelic freagarrach, iomchaidh
- freagarrachappropriate to a certain occasion
- iomchaidhappropriate to a certain occasion
Spanish indicado, idóneo
- indicadoappropriate to a certain occasion
- idóneoappropriate to a certain occasion
- aparejadoappropriate to a certain occasion
- convenibleappropriate to a certain occasion
Swedish lämplig
- lämpligappropriate to a certain occasion
Tagalog hiyang, kahiyang
- hiyangappropriate to a certain occasion
- kahiyangappropriate to a certain occasion
Turkish uygun, yerinde
- uygunappropriate to a certain occasion
- yerindeappropriate to a certain occasion
Ukrainian підходящий, відповідний
- підходящий (pidxodjaščyj)appropriate to a certain occasion
- відповідний (vidpovidnyj)appropriate to a certain occasion
- придатний (prydatnyj)appropriate to a certain occasion
Vietnamese phù hợp, thích hợp
- phù hợpappropriate to a certain occasion
- thích hợpappropriate to a certain occasion
Welsh addas
- addasappropriate to a certain occasion
Yiddish פּאַסיק
- פּאַסיק (pasik)appropriate to a certain occasion
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APA
suitable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suitable
MLA
“suitable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suitable. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “suitable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suitable.
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