Synonyms of suit

suit 1 of 2

noun

ˈsüt 

1

as in lawsuit

a court case for enforcing a right or claim

filed a suit against the company that had manufactured the faulty heater, claiming they were responsible for the fire

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lawsuit
• proceeding
• complaint
• action
• litigation
• cause
• case
• counterclaim
• countersuit
• cross action
• cross-claim

2

as in appeal

an earnest request

O Lord of Heaven, hear our humble suit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• appeal
• plea
• prayer
• petition
• desire
• pleading
• application
• cry
• solicitation
• demand
• suppliance
• entreaty
• supplication
• call
• adjuration
• insistence
• requisition
• conjuration
• claim

3

as in dating

the series of social engagements shared by a couple looking to get married

a rather old-fashioned fellow, he first sought the consent of the girl's father for the suit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dating
• romance
• courtship
• affair
• affaire
• courting
• lovemaking
• engagement
• wooing
• love affair
• betrothal

suit

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verb

1

as in to suffice

to be fitting or proper

no, a second-floor room won't suit if there's no elevator, since one of us has a disability

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in to satisfy

to give satisfaction to

the location of our hotel suited us just fine

Synonyms & Similar Words

• satisfy
• please
• warm
• delight
• feast
• agree (with)
• content
• entertain
• gratify
• tickle
• amuse
• thrill
• pleasure
• appease
• rejoice
• glad
• gladden
• soothe
• gas
• placate
• comfort
• excite
• satiate
• sate
• mollify
• calm
• charm
• pacify
• quench
• treat
• titillate
• cater (to)
• assuage
• captivate
• galvanize
• divert
• pamper
• indulge
• humor
• spoil
• coddle
• mollycoddle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• put out
• bother
• aggravate
• cross
• get
• annoy
• bug
• pique
• irritate
• ruffle
• displease
• perturb
• grate
• vex
• chafe
• outrage
• anger
• irk
• exasperate
• provoke
• rile
• inflame
• rouse
• infuriate
• distress
• disturb
• gall
• rankle
• enrage
• roil
• upset
• incense
• steam up
• agitate
• madden
• fret
• harass
• offend
• enflame
• harry
• peeve
• insult
• nettle
• affront
• pester

3

as in to dress

to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes

went to the party suited in a strange getup that he'd picked out himself

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dress
• clothe
• costume
• attire
• gown
• garment
• apparel
• garb
• habit
• rig (out)
• toilet
• deck (out)
• array
• wrap
• drape
• jacket
• robe
• get up
• dress up
• bedeck
• uniform
• vesture
• enrobe
• tailor
• vest
• tog (up or out)
• outfit
• cloak
• invest
• caparison
• furnish
• do up
• equip
• frock
• mantle
• huddle
• swaddle
• swathe
• dress down
• hap
• habilitate
• enswathe
• accouter
• bedight
• accoutre
• underdress

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strip
• disarray
• undress
• disrobe
• uncover
• untruss
• unclothe
• divest
• unveil
• denude
• undrape

4

as in to tailor

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

a bohemian by nature, she would have to suit her behavior to the corporate culture

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misadjust

Examples of suit in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

And of course when one retailer opts to put on a big sale, others have had to follow suit. —Kelly Tyko, Axios, 6 Oct. 2024

In March, Jennifer Lawrence stepped out in a floor-sweeping dark wash style, before Gisele Bündchen, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kelly Clarkson followed suit in their own takes on the trend. —Megan Schaltegger, People.com, 5 Oct. 2024

Verb

Feel free to adjust the percentages to suit your preference. —Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2024

With Giorgio Armani overseeing the film’s costuming, this classic provides a perfect blueprint for the enduring allure of more generously cut suiting. —Caroline Reilly, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2024

Phrases Containing suit

• birthday suit
• long suit
• strong suit