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fit, suitable, meet, proper, appropriate, fitting, apt, happy, felicitous mean right with respect to some end, need, use, or circumstance. fit stresses adaptability and sometimes special readiness for use or action.

- fit for battle

suitable implies an answering to requirements or demands.

- clothes suitable for camping

meet suggests a just proportioning.

- meet payment

proper suggests a suitability through essential nature or accordance with custom.

- proper acknowledgement

appropriate implies eminent or distinctive fitness.

- an appropriate gift

fitting implies harmony of mood or tone.

- a fitting end

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

meet

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of meet

a competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prize

a swim meet

Synonyms of meet

bout, competition, contest, event, game, match, matchup, sweepstakes (also sweep-stake), tournament, tourney

Words Related to meet

athletics, sport

battle, conflict, scrimmage, skirmish, struggle, tug-of-war, tussle

championship, national(s)

final, nightcap, play-off, semifinal

derby, field day, gymkhana, open, outing

biathlon, decathlon, heptathlon, pentathlon, triathlon

marathon, race, ultramarathon

heat, round, run, set

rally, volley

round-robin, rubber, runoff, sudden death

dead heat, photo finish, seesaw

classic

meet

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of meet

1 to come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face

we never once met another car on that lonely country road

Synonyms of meet

catch, chance (upon), encounter, happen (upon), stumble (upon)

Words Related to meet

accost, confront

face, greet, salute

collide (with), crash (into)

crisscross, cross, pass

hit (upon), light (upon), tumble (to)

reencounter, remeet

Phrases Synonymous with meet

bump into, cross paths (with), run across, run into, run upon

Near Antonyms of meet

avoid, dodge, duck, elude, escape, evade, shake, shun

2 to come together into one body or place

we'll meet for dinner, with a discussion to follow, next week

Synonyms of meet

assemble, cluster, collect, concenter, concentrate, conglomerate, congregate, convene, converge, forgather (or foregather), gather, rendezvous

Words Related to meet

affiliate, ally, associate, band (together), caucus, club, collaborate, confederate, conjoin, consolidate, consort, cooperate, couple, federate, gang up, join, merge, unite

reassemble, reconvene, regather, remeet

Phrases Synonymous with meet

get together

Near Antonyms of meet

depart, leave, take off

disjoin, dissociate, disunite

Antonyms of meet

break up, disband, disperse, split (up)

3 to come upon unexpectedly or by chance

met her future husband at a party

Synonyms of meet

chance (upon), encounter, find, happen (on or upon), hit (upon), light (on or upon), pitch (upon), stumble (on or onto), tumble (upon)

Words Related to meet

luck (out, on, onto, or into)

confront, face

discover, strike, turn up

Phrases Synonymous with meet

bump into, come across, run across, run against, run into, run upon

4 to do what is required by the terms of

a financially struggling city trying to meet its loans

Synonyms of meet

answer, complete, comply (with), fill, fulfill (or fulfil), keep, redeem, satisfy

Words Related to meet

conclude, consummate, finalize, finish, perfect

accomplish, achieve, bring about, bring off, carry out, effect

commit, compass, discharge, execute, follow through (with), make, perform

Phrases Synonymous with meet

abide by, make good (or make good on)

Near Antonyms of meet

default (on)

disregard, forget, ignore, neglect, overlook, overpass, pass over, slight

Antonyms of meet

breach, break, transgress, violate

5 to enter into contest or conflict with

the up-and-coming boxer will meet the reigning champ for the first time tomorrow

Synonyms of meet

battle, encounter, engage, face, take on

Words Related to meet

emulate, rival

contend, fight, oppose

Near Antonyms of meet

elude, escape, evade

retreat

6 to produce something equal to (as in quality or value)

I'll meet your bet, nay, I'll even raise it

Synonyms of meet

equal, match, tie

Words Related to meet

beat, better, eclipse, excel, outdistance, outdo, outshine, outstrip, overtop, surpass, top, transcend

amount (to), approach, touch

approximate, keep up, measure up (to), parallel, rival, stack up (against or with)

7 to put up with (something painful or difficult)

trying to meet the challenge of going to college while working at a full-time job

Synonyms of meet

abide, absorb, accept, bear, bide [chiefly dialect], brook, countenance, endure, go, hack, handle, pocket, stand, stick out, stomach, support, sustain, sweat out, take, tolerate, wear [British]

Words Related to meet

allow, permit, suffer, swallow

reconcile (to)

acquiesce, agree (with or to), assent (to), capitulate, consent (to), respect, submit (to), yield (to)

Phrases Synonymous with meet

live with, lump (it), stand for, tough out (it)

Near Antonyms of meet

decline, dismiss, refuse, reject, repudiate, spurn, turn down

combat, contest, fight, oppose, resist

avoid, bypass, circumvent, dodge, elude, escape, evade, miss

abstain (from), forbear, refrain (from)

8 to give what is owed for

I paid a portion of the long-distance bill to keep my carrier from cutting off service until I can meet the remainder of the charges

Synonyms of meet

ante (up), balance, clear, discharge, foot, liquidate, pay, pay off, pay up, pony up, quit, recompense, settle, spring (for), stand

Antonyms of meet

repudiate

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