Synonyms of fits

fits 1 of 2

verb

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
• 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
• harmonizes
• comports
• goes
• dovetails
• aligns
• accords
• matches
• checks
• answers
• squares
• coheres
• rhymes
• jibes
• tallies
• falls in with
• equals
• parallels
• chords
• registers
• 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
• 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

2 of 2

noun

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fits

Verb

Its interior slit pocket fits any phone size up to an iPhone 16 Pro Max, and its gold hardware clasp and flap top keep belongings secure while on the go. —Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026

Bain would immediately give the Dolphins an elite, powerful edge defender who mauls blockers in front of him and fits the 4-3 base defense coach Jeff Hafley wants to play as a traditional defensive end. —Kenny Rosarion, Sun Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026

No momentum in either direction, which fits the price action perfectly. —Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026

Look at how this photo fits perfectly. —Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026

His ability to slide inside on pass downs fits the 49ers’ philosophy, perhaps too much so. —Cam Inman, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2026

Largely, though, the album fits the party vibe of the Sahara tent (without sacrificing NIN’s menace), and the track list mirrors the collaboration’s Coachella set lists. —Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2026

Albany’s current approach fits that description. —Nicole Malliotakis, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2026

Judges are deeply divided on how this fits with the 4th Amendment. —Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026

Noun

Will that be enough to overcome what Buffalo has been trying to grow, through fits and stops, for a decade and a half? —Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 17 Apr. 2026

As for their 'fits, the trio brought their signature styles to the desert scene. —Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026

Spring 2026 denim trends favor relaxed, oversized silhouettes over skinny fits, with looser shapes, lower rises, and playful details dominating the season. —Emily Kelleher, InStyle, 12 Apr. 2026

Zach Galifianakis plays the retired Carl Bardolph, who’s considered a gnomic sage by the Duncans of the world even as his sessions with JoAnne uncover an overgrown child beholden to fits of rage. —Alison Herman, Variety, 12 Apr. 2026

The opportunity will present itself in this draft class, where there’s a thin top-end group beyond Notre Dame standout Jeremiyah Love but several intriguing Day 2 and 3 fits for Denver. —Luca Evans, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2026

Both project as fits for Steve Spagnuolo’s system. —Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026

Alaïa Denim consists of six fits. —Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 8 Apr. 2026

Jason Day has made a habit of pushing boundaries at Augusta National — and Malbon Golf keeps handing him the fits to do it. —Ryan Brennan april 7, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2026