Synonyms of fit

fit 1 of 5

verb (1)

1

as in to suffice

archaic to be fitting or proper

we hardly know them, so for Christmas a simple card will fit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• suffice
• suit
• do
• serve
• befit
• fit the bill
• satisfy
• fill the bill
• go
• work
• beseem
• function

2

as in to correspond

to be in agreement on every point

now that you've explained your absence to me, my records and the office's fit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• correspond
• conform
• coincide
• agree
• consist
• sort
• harmonize
• answer
• go
• check
• match
• comport
• align
• rhyme
• dovetail
• accord
• square
• jibe
• cohere
• fall in with
• parallel
• tally
• chord
• equal
• rime
• line up
• register
• aline

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• differ (from)
• disagree (with)
• contradict
• dispute
• conflict
• nullify
• negate
• jar
• gainsay
• clash

3

as in to adapt

to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation

I can undo the hem on these old culottes and fit them into a skirt

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adapt
• adjust
• tailor
• conform
• suit
• put
• shape
• accommodate
• customize
• edit
• condition
• match
• prepare
• acclimate
• fashion
• acclimatize
• transform
• modify
• alter
• convert
• bend
• doctor
• readjust
• establish
• correct
• model
• pattern
• tune
• equip
• harmonize
• gear
• prime
• revise
• readapt
• attune
• ready
• rework
• orient
• square
• reclaim
• redesign
• regulate
• root
• remake
• familiarize
• recast
• settle
• train
• reinvent
• orientate
• rig
• acquaint
• recycle
• refashion
• remodel
• season
• fine-tune
• refocus
• accustom
• rehearse
• harden
• inure
• reengineer
• refit
• redo
• toughen
• redevelop
• revamp
• habituate
• make over
• phase
• naturalize
• rejigger
• register
• habilitate
• fiddle (with)
• refigure

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misadjust

4

as in to equip

to make competent (as by training, skill, or ability) for a particular office or function

that final computer course should fit him for a career in programming

Synonyms & Similar Words

• equip
• qualify
• prepare
• ready
• enable
• train
• adapt
• adjust
• shape
• season
• condition
• teach
• tailor
• entitle
• groom
• authorize
• accustom
• empower
• educate
• habituate
• school
• instruct
• indoctrinate
• tutor

5

as in to accommodate

to make or have room for

we can fit you in the booth if the rest of us squeeze closer together

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accommodate
• seat
• hold
• take
• contain
• carry
• encompass
• house
• enclose
• enfold
• inclose
• harbor

6

as in to prepare

to make ready in advance

I won't have time to fit the spare room for the guests

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prepare
• ready
• provide
• furnish
• arrange
• equip
• lay
• fix
• fortify
• prep
• groom
• mount
• prime
• supply
• steel
• brace
• train
• educate
• set
• gather
• school
• predispose
• instruct
• boot (up)
• arm
• spread
• draw up
• gear up
• indoctrinate
• gird
• frame
• outfit
• draft
• incline
• tutor
• batten
• warm (up)
• forearm

fit

2 of 5

noun (1)

1

as in case

a sudden experiencing of a physical or mental disorder

without her medication, she'd have an epileptic fit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• case
• bout
• attack
• seizure
• spell
• access
• turn
• siege
• pang
• recurrence
• relapse
• spasm
• breakdown
• convulsion
• frenzy
• collapse
• agitation
• eclampsia
• brainstorm
• paroxysm
• throe
• prostration

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• relief
• arrest
• remission

2

as in burst

a sudden intense expression of strong feeling

helpless fits of laughter from the audience

Synonyms & Similar Words

• burst
• explosion
• outburst
• eruption
• flash
• flush
• flare
• blaze
• gust
• gale
• storm
• spasm
• gush
• agony
• paroxysm
• frenzy
• transport
• rage
• flare-up
• ebullition
• tantrum
• rapture
• ecstasy
• blowup
• delirium
• firestorm
• grouch
• furor

3

as in scene

an outburst or display of excited anger

found out what his wife had spent on clothes and threw a fit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scene
• huff
• explosion
• reaction
• hissy fit
• rage
• hissy
• outburst
• frenzy
• fireworks
• seizure
• hysteria
• blowup
• tantrum
• distraction
• storm
• upheaval
• agitation
• fury
• temper
• eruption
• rampage
• rise
• delirium
• indignation
• spleen
• lividness
• pet
• pouts
• spasm
• wrath
• wrathfulness
• uproar
• paroxysm
• convulsion(s)
• furore
• lividity
• choler
• snit
• flare-up
• ire
• furor
• sulkiness
• hump
• irateness
• sullenness
• dander
• angriness
• sulk(s)
• grouch

fit

3 of 5

adjective

1

as in suitable

meeting the requirements of a purpose or situation

clothing that is fit for horseback riding

Synonyms & Similar Words

• suitable
• fitting
• appropriate
• fitted
• proper
• good
• meet
• happy
• right
• pretty
• in order
• applicable
• adequate
• balanced
• becoming
• needed
• apt
• acceptable
• felicitous
• befitting
• required
• deserved
• able
• satisfactory
• justified
• capable
• decent
• correct
• competent
• just
• qualified
• requisite
• decorous
• trained
• serviceable
• tolerable
• respectable
• rightful
• condign
• kosher
• cut out
• harmonious
• consonant
• seemly
• congruous
• pitch-perfect
• companionate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unfit
• wrong
• improper
• unsuitable
• unhappy
• inappropriate
• inapplicable
• incongruous
• unfitting
• incapable
• unbecoming
• unseemly
• inapt
• indecent
• inadequate
• incompetent
• unskilled
• unsatisfactory
• unqualified
• unacceptable
• unmeet
• untrained
• inapposite
• unapt
• intolerable
• infelicitous
• inept
• incorrect
• unbeseeming
• inexpert
• misbecoming
• unskillful
• incompatible
• malapropos
• indecorous
• uncongenial
• graceless

2

as in go

being in a state of fitness for some experience or action

fit for military service

Synonyms & Similar Words

• go
• ready
• prepared
• set
• ripe
• conditioned
• armed
• primed
• qualified
• braced
• fortified
• trained
• steeled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unprepared
• unready
• underprepared
• unqualified
• untrained
• half-cocked
• half-baked
• flat-footed

3

as in available

capable of or suitable for being used for a particular purpose

I don't think those bald tires are fit for winter driving

Synonyms & Similar Words

• available
• useful
• useable
• operable
• functional
• usable
• practicable
• serviceable
• relevant
• feasible
• employable
• viable
• exploitable
• applicable
• workable
• doable
• reusable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unavailable
• impracticable
• unusable
• inoperable
• unemployable
• nonfunctional

4

as in healthy

enjoying health and vigor

eat well and stay fit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• healthy
• well
• robust
• whole
• sturdy
• in shape
• strong
• sound
• hale
• bouncing
• thriving
• able-bodied
• wholesome
• tough
• hearty
• in the pink
• in fine fettle
• good
• agile
• well-conditioned
• lively
• active
• hardy
• rugged
• hard
• iron
• right
• prospering
• ambulatory
• vigorous
• vital
• flush
• stalwart
• lusty
• flourishing
• clean-cut
• nondisabled
• all right
• sprightly
• chipper
• uncrippled
• blooming
• spry
• sprightful

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unfit
• ill
• sick
• diseased
• weak
• unhealthy
• challenged
• unsound
• ailing
• feeble
• disabled
• unwell
• sickly
• weakened
• decrepit
• infirm
• lame
• halt
• weakly
• enfeebled
• fragile
• incapacitated
• crippled
• debilitated
• delicate
• frail
• worn-out
• troubled
• gaunt
• differently abled
• haggard
• poorly
• malnourished
• bad
• run-down
• undernourished
• emaciated
• sickened
• afflicted

5

as in qualified

having the required skills for an acceptable level of performance

need to hire someone whose language skills make them fit for the job

Synonyms & Similar Words

• suitable
• qualified
• good
• able
• capable
• competent
• equal
• expert
• ready
• prepared
• on the ball
• experienced
• willing
• skilled
• proficient
• accomplished
• adept
• skillful
• seasoned
• ace
• practised
• practiced
• master
• veteran
• versatile
• trained
• masterly
• apt
• masterful
• protean
• schooled
• all-round
• overqualified
• all-around

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unfit
• poor
• incompetent
• unqualified
• inept
• unfitted
• inexperienced
• unskilled
• new
• unprepared
• beginning
• green
• untrained
• raw
• unseasoned
• inexpert
• untested
• unskillful
• untried
• unschooled

fits

4 of 5

verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of fit

1

as in suffices

archaic to be fitting or proper

we hardly know them, so for Christmas a simple card will fit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• suffices
• suits
• does
• serves
• befits
• fits the bill
• goes
• satisfies
• works
• fills the bill
• beseems
• functions

2

as in corresponds

to be in agreement on every point

now that you've explained your absence to me, my records and the office's fit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• corresponds
• coincides
• conforms
• agrees
• consists
• sorts
• goes
• harmonizes
• comports
• dovetails
• aligns
• accords
• rhymes
• matches
• checks
• answers
• squares
• coheres
• jibes
• tallies
• rimes
• falls in with
• equals
• parallels
• chords
• registers
• alines
• lines up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• differs (from)
• disagrees (with)
• contradicts
• disputes
• negates
• conflicts
• nullifies
• gainsays
• clashes
• jars

3

as in adapts

to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation

I can undo the hem on these old culottes and fit them into a skirt

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adapts
• adjusts
• conforms
• tailors
• suits
• puts
• shapes
• accommodates
• customizes
• conditions
• matches
• prepares
• edits
• fashions
• transforms
• acclimates
• acclimatizes
• modifies
• doctors
• alters
• establishes
• models
• bends
• readjusts
• converts
• patterns
• harmonizes
• equips
• corrects
• tunes
• attunes
• gears
• orients
• roots
• orientates
• revises
• reworks
• regulates
• readapts
• recycles
• settles
• squares
• familiarizes
• recasts
• acquaints
• reinvents
• hardens
• reclaims
• primes
• inures
• seasons
• rehearses
• redesigns
• accustoms
• refocuses
• refashions
• naturalizes
• habituates
• toughens
• remakes
• makes over
• remodels
• readies
• trains
• rigs
• phases
• refigures
• revamps
• rejiggers
• registers
• habilitates
• redoes
• fine-tunes
• reengineers
• fiddles (with)
• refits
• redevelops

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misadjusts

4

as in qualifies

to make competent (as by training, skill, or ability) for a particular office or function

that final computer course should fit him for a career in programming

Synonyms & Similar Words

• qualifies
• equips
• prepares
• enables
• adapts
• adjusts
• seasons
• trains
• conditions
• shapes
• teaches
• readies
• tailors
• entitles
• empowers
• authorizes
• accustoms
• habituates
• grooms
• educates
• schools
• instructs
• indoctrinates
• tutors

5

as in accommodates

to make or have room for

we can fit you in the booth if the rest of us squeeze closer together

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accommodates
• holds
• contains
• takes
• seats
• carries
• encompasses
• encloses
• houses
• enfolds
• incloses
• harbors

6

as in prepares

to make ready in advance

I won't have time to fit the spare room for the guests

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prepares
• provides
• arranges
• furnishes
• lays
• equips
• readies
• fortifies
• fixes
• preps
• grooms
• mounts
• gathers
• educates
• predisposes
• supplies
• arms
• instructs
• schools
• braces
• outfits
• boots (up)
• gears up
• sets
• spreads
• primes
• girds
• trains
• steels
• indoctrinates
• draws up
• inclines
• warms (up)
• frames
• drafts
• battens
• tutors
• forearms

fits

5 of 5

noun (2)

plural of fit

1

as in bouts

a sudden experiencing of a physical or mental disorder

without her medication, she'd have an epileptic fit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bouts
• cases
• seizures
• attacks
• spells
• turns
• accesses
• pangs
• sieges
• spasms
• convulsions
• collapses
• throes
• relapses
• breakdowns
• recurrences
• paroxysms
• frenzies
• agitations
• eclampsias
• brainstorms
• prostrations

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• arrests
• reliefs
• remissions

2

as in bursts

a sudden intense expression of strong feeling

helpless fits of laughter from the audience

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bursts
• outbursts
• explosions
• flashes
• eruptions
• blazes
• flares
• flushes
• gusts
• spasms
• gushes
• paroxysms
• storms
• gales
• rages
• frenzies
• agonies
• transports
• ebullitions
• tantrums
• flare-ups
• raptures
• blowups
• ecstasies
• furors
• deliriums
• grouches
• firestorms

3

as in huffs

an outburst or display of excited anger

found out what his wife had spent on clothes and threw a fit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• huffs
• scenes
• rages
• outbursts
• reactions
• explosions
• frenzies
• hissy fits
• fireworks
• seizures
• tantrums
• hissies
• furies
• blowups
• distractions
• upheavals
• storms
• rampages
• eruptions
• agitations
• tempers
• convulsions
• hysterias
• pouts
• furors
• deliriums
• rises
• spasms
• paroxysms
• indignations
• furores
• wraths
• ires
• sulks
• lividities
• spleens
• cholers
• snits
• uproars
• pets
• flare-ups
• danders
• humps
• grouches

Phrases Containing fit

• fit (in or into)
• fit (out)
• fit the bill
• fit to be tied
• have a fit
• hissy fit