apt connotes a fitness marked by nicety and discrimination.
apt quotations
happy suggests what is effectively or successfully appropriate.
a happy choice of words
felicitous suggests an aptness that is opportune, telling, or graceful.
a felicitous phrase
Examples of suitable in a Sentence
The dress was a suitable choice.
We upgraded the computer to make it suitable to our needs.
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Swets, who has expertise with special-purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), formed Greenland Exploration with his investment and merchant banking firm, FG Nexus, and agreed to merge with March GL and find a suitable SPAC to take the company public.—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025 Butcher block countertops are durable and suitable for heavy kitchen use.—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2025 Snag it with a down or polyester fill, which is suitable for those with allergies.—Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025 Responses are for informational purposes only and individuals should consider whether any general recommendation in these responses are suitable for their particular circumstances based on investment objectives, financial situation and needs.—Steve Hruby, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for suitable
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