as in suitable
meeting the requirements of a purpose or situation
her personality is well fitted to a desk job
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as in corresponded
to be in agreement on every point
now that you've explained your absence to me, my records and the office's fit
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as in adjusted
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
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as in equipped
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
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as in prepared
to make ready in advance
I won't have time to fit the spare room for the guests
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Recent Examples of fitted
Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 14 Mar. 2026
This Gap pick is well-made, fitted but not too fitted, and endlessly versatile.
—Annie Blackman, InStyle, 10 Mar. 2026
Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
Most air fryer ovens can fit a whole chicken, and some can even fit a small-to-medium turkey.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 20 May 2026
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Adjective
The same silver metallic fabric covered the fitted bodice, straight front panel and rounded hip panels.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 14 Mar. 2026
This Gap pick is well-made, fitted but not too fitted, and endlessly versatile.
—Annie Blackman, InStyle, 10 Mar. 2026
Verb
Important parts of a patient’s history can be too hastily discounted as red herrings; test results can come back that don’t easily fit with the story that has been told.
—Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
Most air fryer ovens can fit a whole chicken, and some can even fit a small-to-medium turkey.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 20 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fitted
Adjective
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The days of that being a suitable workaround might be in the rearview mirror.—
Antonio Morales,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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When sediment flow is disrupted, riverbeds can be simplified and less suitable for spawning, while altered temperatures and flow reduce habitat diversity.—
Radina Gigova,
CNN Money,
27 May 2026
Verb
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He is entitled, dismissive and will go out of his way to say something cruel and condescending when nothing at all would have sufficed.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Apr. 2026
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What sufficed for drama down the stretch was whether May’s team would join Jerry Tarkanian’s 1990 UNLV juggernaut as only the second team to hit triple digits at the Final Four in the modern era.—
Eddie Pells,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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BrightEdge found usage spikes that corresponded to major AI players launching their newest models.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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The initiative confirmed that the number tracking device found on the dead animal corresponded with the one that had been attached to the whale, German news agency dpa reported.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 May 2026
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That movie opened to $103 million through the four-day holiday (including $84 million over the traditional weekend) and $168 million globally, not adjusted for inflation.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
25 May 2026
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Peregrines have long, stiff, tapered wings that can be subtly shaped and adjusted as needed during flight.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
Verb
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The property is equipped with a heating system.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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Once in the water, where crocodiles have the home-ground advantage, large mammals become clumsy, oxygen-limited and vulnerable to rotational forces they are poorly equipped to resist.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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We were whisked around in golf carts, engaged in happy banter at the bar and felt accommodated when last-minute changes or requests arose.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 May 2026
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The porous Iraqi state and its security apparatus have long accommodated these paramilitaries and their political representatives within a carefully exclusionary arrangement—one that persists despite the present intra-Shia tensions stirred by the wider regional war.—
Nabil Salih,
Time,
26 May 2026
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How has your background prepared you to manage the fiscal health of the county’s school districts?—
Mercury News Editorial Board,
Mercury News,
27 May 2026
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Leaders everywhere were fearful of military action but still prepared for conflict in ways that almost guaranteed that, if hostilities were to break out in Europe, the Great Powers would get involved.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 May 2026
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But any relief or celebration was muted by news far too fitting for the 2026 Tigers.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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To finally know her true lineage is to understand that fitting in was never in the cards for her.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
27 May 2026
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“Fitted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fitted. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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