apt

apt

adjective

Definition of APT

1

having a tendency to be or act in a certain way <that dog is apt to run off if you don't put him on a leash>

Synonyms apt, given, inclined, tending

Related Words choosing, preferring; disposed, liable, likely, minded, predisposed, willing

Near Antonyms averse, disinclined, indisposed, loath (also loth or loathe), unwilling

2

meeting the requirements of a purpose or situation <“gingerbread” is certainly an apt description for that house with all the ornate trim>

Synonyms applicable, appropriate, apt, becoming, befitting, felicitous, fitted, fitting, good, happy, meet, pretty, proper, right, suitable

Related Words condign, deserved, just, justified; needed, required, requisite; able, capable, competent, cut out, qualified, trained; pitch-perfect; acceptable, adequate, decent, kosher, satisfactory, serviceable, tolerable; correct, decorous, respectable, seemly; balanced, companionate, congruous, consonant, harmonious; rightful

Near Antonyms incapable, incompetent, inept, inexpert, unqualified, unskilled, unskillful, untrained; inadequate, intolerable, unacceptable, unsatisfactory; graceless, incorrect, indecorous; incompatible, uncongenial

Antonyms improper, inapplicable, inapposite, inappropriate, inapt, incongruous, indecent, infelicitous, malapropos, misbecoming, unapt, unbecoming, unbeseeming, unfit, unfitting, unhappy, unmeet, unseemly, unsuitable, wrong