Entry Word: fit

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 meeting the requirements of a purpose or situation <clothing that is fit for horseback riding>

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

Related Words just, justified, right; needed, required, requisite; able, capable, competent, qualified, trained; acceptable, adequate, decent, satisfactory, tolerable; correct, decorous, respectable, seemly

Near Antonyms incompetent, unqualified, untrained; inadequate, intolerable, unacceptable, unsatisfactory; incorrect, indecorous, unseemly

Antonyms improper, inapplicable, inappropriate, inapt, infelicitous, unhappy, unsuitable, wrong

2 being in a state of fitness for some experience or action <fit for military service> — see ready 1
3 capable of or suitable for being used for a particular purpose <I don't think those bald tires are fit for winter driving> — see usable 1
4 enjoying health and vigor <eat well and stay fit> — see healthy 1
5 having the required skills for an acceptable level of performance <need to hire someone whose language skills make them fit for the job> — see competent