suited

American  

[soo-tid] / ˈsu tɪd /

adjective

1. appropriate for or compatible with a particular person, task, occasion, etc.; fitted.

   A good writer chooses a prose style suited to the subject.

   Parents can decide whether the program is suited for their child.

2. wearing a suit, especially of a specified kind or color (often used in combination).

   At the negotiating table sat a gray-suited executive from the other company.

   Who do you think the jury will believe—the suited detective, or the revolutionary anarchist?

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of suit.

Other Word Forms

• unsuited
  adjective
• well-suited
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of suited

First recorded in 1615–25; suit + -ed ² for the adjective senses; suit + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb sense

Example Sentences

Suited and booted, James is on his 15-minute commute home from work.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Bias: Suited for growth and momentum-oriented investors; accumulate selectively on pullbacks while monitoring the profitability trajectory and valuation risk.

From Barron's • Dec. 4, 2025

There’s also Suited, which is designed for law firms and banks to base hiring decisions on character and not just education.

From New York Times • Mar. 5, 2023

He recounted the wonders of this tool in his book, "Artistic Cookery: A Practical System Suited for the Use of the Nobility and Gentry and for Public Entertainments," in 1870.

From Salon • Feb. 8, 2023

Suited as this world was to the great beasts, it was unfit for their eggs.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville

Related Words

• appropriate
• satisfactory
• suitable