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suitable |
Grep of noun suitable suitableness Overview of adj suitable The adj suitable has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (15) suitable -- (suitable for the desired purpose; "Is this a suitable dress for the office?") 2. (3) appropriate, suitable, suited -- (meant or adapted for an occasion or use "a tractor suitable (or fit) for heavy duty"; "not an appropriate (or fit) time for flippancy") 3. (1) proper, right suitable -- (appropriate for a condition or occasion; "everything in its proper place"; "the right man for the job"; "she is not suitable for the position") 4. desirable, suitable, worthy -- (worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse; "the parents found the girl suitable for their son") Antonyms of adj suitable 4 senses of suitable Sense 1 suitable INDIRECT (VIA good) -> bad Sense 2 appropriate, suitable, suited INDIRECT (VIA fit) -> unfit Sense 3 proper, right suitable INDIRECT (VIA appropriate) -> inappropriate Sense 4 desirable, suitable, worthy INDIRECT (VIA eligible) -> ineligible Similarity of adj suitable 4 senses of suitable Sense 1 suitable => good (vs. bad) Sense 2 appropriate, suitable, suited => fit (vs. unfit), fit to(postnominal), fir for(postnominal) Sense 3 proper, right suitable => appropriate (vs. inappropriate) Sense 4 desirable, suitable, worthy => eligible (vs. ineligible) Attributes of adj suitable Familiarity of adj suitable suitable used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Grep of adj suitable most unsuitable suitable unsuitable Overview of adj suitable The adj suitable has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (15) suitable -- (suitable for the desired purpose; "Is this a suitable dress for the office?") 2. (3) appropriate, suitable, suited -- (meant or adapted for an occasion or use "a tractor suitable (or fit) for heavy duty"; "not an appropriate (or fit) time for flippancy") 3. (1) proper, right suitable -- (appropriate for a condition or occasion; "everything in its proper place"; "the right man for the job"; "she is not suitable for the position") 4. desirable, suitable, worthy -- (worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse; "the parents found the girl suitable for their son")
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