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Synonyms

suitable

American  
[soo-tuh-buhl] / ˈsu tə bəl /

adjective

  1. such as to suit; appropriate; fitting; becoming.

    Synonyms:
    apt, seemly, befitting, proper

suitable British  
/ ˈsjuːt-, ˈsuːtəbəl /

adjective

  1. appropriate; proper; fit

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Other Word Forms

  • presuitable adjective
  • presuitably adverb
  • suitability noun
  • suitableness noun
  • suitably adverb

Etymology

Origin of suitable

First recorded in 1505–15; suit + -able

Example Sentences

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Before this approach can be applied in medicine, additional work will be needed to package these nanodoses into oral capsules suitable for pharmaceutical use.

From Science Daily

Despite improvements in identifying suitable cancer antigens, these vaccines often fail to perform as hoped.

From Science Daily

Finding no engineering jobs he considered suitable in the Philippines, he began training as a pilot for Philippine Airlines.

From The Wall Street Journal

According to Crocker, signs of this mismatch appeared nearly two decades ago, but there were no suitable mathematical tools to fully explain what was happening.

From Science Daily

“More suitable than what I can do for you, dashing off on a railcar toward peril at the drop of a hat.”

From Literature