suited

[ soo-tid ]

/ ˈsu tɪd /

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adjective

appropriate: She is suited to such a job.

compatible or consistent with: a prose style suited to the subject.

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Origin of suited

First recorded in 1615–25; suit + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM suited

un·suit·ed, adjectivewell-suited, adjective

Words nearby suited

suitable, suitcase, suit down to the ground, suit-dress, suite, suited, suiter, suiting, Suitland-Silver Hill, suit oneself, suitor

How to use suited in a sentence

Clumpner backed up Benvenuto – and suggested the Housing Commission was uniquely suited for the task.
Vacancy Tax Study Is Giving City Officials Déjà Vu|Lisa Halverstadt and Andrew Keatts|February 10, 2021|Voice of San Diego
There are lots of different tools that you can use to help generate your site’s sitemap, these two are a great starting point, but feel free to choose the one that is best suited for your needs.
Image SEO: Best practices and tips for optimization|Michael McManus|February 8, 2021|Search Engine Watch
They are making many Americans less suited for self-government and more dangerous to their neighbors.
Trumpism is American fascism|Michael Gerson|February 1, 2021|Washington Post
If you’re frequently on the run and want to avoid bulk, a detachable 2-in-1 will probably be more suited to your lifestyle needs.
Best 2 in 1 laptops: Work hard, play hard with these versatile picks|PopSci Commerce Team|January 27, 2021|Popular-Science

In fact, covid-19 dashboards are remarkably ill-suited to the complexities of our pandemic reality.
Covid-19 dashboards are vital, yet flawed, sources of public information|Jacqueline Wernimont|January 26, 2021|Washington Post
If well done, a video game is uniquely suited to tell the story of a television show.
‘Game of Thrones’ Interactive FanFiction: Whoops, My Friend Was Speared in the Throat|Alec Kubas-Meyer|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But Seligman never imagined how Mitchell might put the concept to work, in part because it was so ill-suited to that purpose.
The Luxury Homes That Torture and Your Tax Dollars Built|Michael Daly|December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This suited state governments (especially conservative-led ones) just fine.
In Florida, ’Tis The Season for Satan|Jay Michaelson|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So she began trying out the beds, but none of them suited her until she found that the seventh one was just right.
In New Brothers Grimm 'Snow White', The Prince Doesn't Save Her|The Brothers Grimm|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That suited us until the revelation of these alleged, awful crimes.
Newsflash: Bill Cosby Is Not Cliff Huxtable|Tim Teeman|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
You have waxed fat and sleek in your seneschalship; this easy life in Dauphiny appears to have been well suited to your health.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
The tone is with few exceptions sweet in quality and seldom powerful, but admirably suited to the amateur.
Violins and Violin Makers|Joseph Pearce
This was his native habitat, an environment precisely suited to his peculiar talent.
The Eve of the Revolution|Carl Becker
The flavor is not unpleasant, but is better suited to those who prefer a mild rather than a full flavored cigar.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
Be this as it may, we hardly think the Yara cigar suited to the cigarist's taste at the present time.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.