Synonyms of suits

suits 1 of 2

noun

plural of suit

1

as in lawsuits

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

• lawsuits
• actions
• proceedings
• complaints
• causes
• litigations
• cases
• countersuits
• counterclaims
• cross actions
• cross-claims

2

as in appeals

an earnest request

O Lord of Heaven, hear our humble suit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• appeals
• pleas
• prayers
• desires
• petitions
• pleadings
• cries
• demands
• solicitations
• entreaties
• applications
• suppliances
• supplications
• calls
• adjurations
• conjurations
• requisitions
• claims
• insistences

suits

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of suit

1

as in suffices

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

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

2

as in pleases

to give satisfaction to

the location of our hotel suited us just fine

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pleases
• satisfies
• delights
• warms
• contents
• feasts
• agrees (with)
• tickles
• gratifies
• amuses
• thrills
• entertains
• gladdens
• soothes
• appeases
• gases
• pleasures
• rejoices
• glads
• comforts
• excites
• placates
• satiates
• calms
• mollifies
• charms
• titillates
• pacifies
• caters (to)
• captivates
• quenches
• assuages
• treats
• galvanizes
• pampers
• sates
• diverts
• humors
• indulges
• spoils
• coddles
• mollycoddles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• bothers
• crosses
• displeases
• aggravates
• gets
• irritates
• annoys
• chafes
• ruffles
• irks
• piques
• vexes
• puts out
• perturbs
• grates
• bugs
• exasperates
• infuriates
• outrages
• riles
• angers
• provokes
• inflames
• rankles
• enrages
• galls
• nettles
• incenses
• disturbs
• maddens
• roils
• rouses
• upsets
• distresses
• agitates
• offends
• harasses
• frets
• steams up
• peeves
• insults
• harries
• affronts
• pesters

3

as in clothes

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

• clothes
• dresses
• costumes
• attires
• habits
• garments
• robes
• gowns
• garbs
• decks (out)
• rigs (out)
• wraps
• drapes
• apparels
• enrobes
• jackets
• togs (up or out)
• bedecks
• caparisons
• toilets
• vestures
• arrays
• gets up
• outfits
• frocks
• dresses up
• cloaks
• vests
• tailors
• uniforms
• does up
• invests
• furnishes
• mantles
• equips
• enswathes
• swaddles
• huddles
• habilitates
• swathes
• underdresses
• dresses down
• haps
• accoutres
• bedights

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strips
• undresses
• disrobes
• untrusses
• disarrays
• unclothes
• uncovers
• divests
• denudes
• unveils
• undrapes

4

as in tailors

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misadjusts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of suits

Noun

Two of the men who resisted boarding the plane were kept in full-body restraint suits resembling straitjackets for much of the flight, according to witnesses. — Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Permanent conflict will only further elevate Iranians in uniform over Iranians in suits—and perhaps even over Iranians in clerical garb. — Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2026

And as leader and follower roles become more fluid, women dancing the leader role may appear in suits and tailoring once reserved for men. — Michelle Edgar, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026

This led to past due amounts of $761, $553 and $1,202 in 2021 and credit card companies filing civil suits against Bernat in 2023 and 2024. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026

The highlights of white lights, balloons, and shirts stand out while black suits look appropriately dark and retain the fine contours of their cuts and textures. — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026

Imani Lamour, who lives near the Chew Avenue home in Olney, stopped to watch investigators in hazmat suits move through the property. — Joe Brandt, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

In Milan they’re paired with suits as a way to counterbalance the formality. — Alex Sales, Glamour, 27 Sep. 2026

Wilson’s social media posts in July 2024 are at the center of both suits. — ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026

Verb

While those companies are not named in the Boulder case, they are named as defendants in similar climate lawsuits filed across the country, suits that very likely would be affected by the high court’s ruling. — Callie Patteson, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026

The approach lets a student interested in welding, for instance, spend time in a welding course, meet a mentor, pursue an internship, and learn whether the work actually suits them. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026

Communication is key, and part of that is figuring out what type of person suits you for travel. — Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026

Find the version that suits your skin tone Concerned chartreuse won’t work on you? — Violet Hayward, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2026

The layout is nice and simple, which suits the compact dimensions, with almost all of the available floorspace taken up by one large open and multipurpose room. — New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2026

The company unveiled Shorts series, enabling creators to structure their Shorts into seasons and episodes, a structure that suits living room viewing. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026

That’s an ethos wholly rejected by Trump, of course, but one that suits China, at least as rhetoric. — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2026

The technology also suits space exploration to navigate dark lunar craters and Martian lava tubes where sunlight cannot reach. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026