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Definition of FIT

1

meeting the requirements of a purpose or situation <clothing that is fit for horseback riding>

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

Phrases in order

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

2

being in a state of fitness for some experience or action <fit for military service>

Synonyms fit, go, prepared, set

Related Words conditioned, primed, ripe; armed, braced, fortified, steeled; qualified, trained

Near Antonyms unqualified, untrained

Antonyms flat-footed, half-baked, half-cocked, underprepared, unprepared, unready

3

capable of or suitable for being used for a particular purpose <I don't think those bald tires are fit for winter driving>

Synonyms available, employable, exploitable, fit, functional, operable, practicable, serviceable, useful

Related Words applicable, relevant; doable, feasible, viable, workable; reusable

Antonyms impracticable, inoperable, nonfunctional, unavailable, unemployable, unusable

4

enjoying health and vigor <eat well and stay fit>

Synonyms able-bodied, bouncing, fit, hale, hearty, robust, sound, well, well-conditioned, whole, wholesome

Related Words hard, hardy, iron, lusty, rugged, stalwart, strong, sturdy, tough; ambulatory, nondisabled, uncrippled; active, agile, chipper, lively, sprightful, sprightly, spry, vigorous, vital; blooming, clean-cut, flourishing, flush, prospering, thriving; all right, good, right

Near Antonyms decrepit, enfeebled, feeble, infirm, run-down, sickened, sickly, weak, weakened, weakly, worn-out; challenged, crippled, debilitated, differently abled, disabled, halt, incapacitated, lame; delicate, fragile, frail; emaciated, gaunt, haggard, malnourished, undernourished; afflicted, troubled; bad, poorly

Antonyms ailing, diseased, ill, sick, unfit, unhealthy, unsound, unwell

5

having the required skills for an acceptable level of performance <need to hire someone whose language skills make them fit for the job>

Synonyms able, capable, equal, fit, good, qualified, suitable

Related Words accomplished, ace, adept, experienced, expert, master, masterful, masterly, practiced (also practised), proficient, seasoned, skilled, skillful, veteran; overqualified; prepared, schooled, trained; apt, ready, willing; all-around (also all-round), protean, versatile

Near Antonyms inexperienced, inexpert, unseasoned, unskilled, unskillful; unprepared, unschooled, untrained; beginning, green, new, raw, untested, untried

Antonyms incompetent, inept, poor, unfit, unfitted, unqualified