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English Synonyms and Antonyms1.0 / 1 vote

  1. apt

    Clever, as used in England, especially implies an aptitude for study or learning, and for excellent tho not preeminent mental achievement. The early New England usage as implying simple and weak good nature has largely affected the use of the word throughout the United States, where it has never been much in favor. Smart, indicating dashing ability, is now coming to have a suggestion of unscrupulousness, similar to that of the word sharp, which makes its use a doubtful compliment. The discriminating use of such words as able, gifted, talented, etc., is greatly preferable to an excessive use of the word clever. Compare ACUMEN; ASTUTE; POWER.

    Synonyms:
    able, adroit, bright, capable, clever, dexterous, expert, gifted, happy, ingenious, intellectual, intelligent, keen, knowing, quick, quick-witted, sharp, skilful, smart, talented

    Antonyms:
    awkward, bungling, clumsy, dull, foolish, idiotic, ignorant, senseless, slow, stupid, thick-headed, witless

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. apt

    Synonyms:
    fit, apposite, clever, meet, liable, becoming, appropriate, ready, fitting, suitable, pertinent, qualified, prompt, adapted, likely

    Antonyms:
    unfitted, ill-timed, awkward, unlikely, inapt

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. apt(p), disposed(p), given(p), minded(p), tending(p)adjective

    (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward

    "he is apt to ignore matters he considers unimportant"; "I am not minded to answer any questions"

    Antonyms:
    disinclined, unintelligent, unlikely, stupid, malapropos

  2. apt(p), liable(p)adjective

    at risk of or subject to experiencing something usually unpleasant

    "he is apt to lose"; "she is liable to forget"

    Antonyms:
    unlikely, malapropos, disinclined, stupid, unintelligent

  3. apt, cleveradjective

    mentally quick and resourceful

    "an apt pupil"; "you are a clever man...you reason well and your wit is bold"-Bram Stoker

    Synonyms:
    disposed(p), minded(p), cagey, given(p), clever, ingenious, apt(p), cagy, cunning, tending(p), liable(p), canny, apposite, pertinent

    Antonyms:
    malapropos, unintelligent, unlikely, stupid, disinclined

  4. apposite, apt, pertinentadjective

    being of striking appropriateness and pertinence

    "the successful copywriter is a master of apposite and evocative verbal images"; "an apt reply"

    Synonyms:
    disposed(p), minded(p), given(p), clever, apt(p), tending(p), liable(p), apposite, pertinent

    Antonyms:
    unintelligent, unlikely, disinclined, malapropos, stupid

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. aptadjective

    Synonyms:
    apposite, pertinent, suitable, fit, fitting, meet, befitting, germane, applicable, appropriate, APROPOS, to the point, to the purpose

  2. aptadjective

    Synonyms:
    inclined, liable, prone, disposed

  3. aptadjective

    Synonyms:
    quick, sharp, ready, prompt, expert, dexterous, able, clever, happy, adroit, handy, skilful

  4. aptadjective

    Synonyms:
    docile, teachable

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. aptadjective

    Synonyms:
    fit, relevant, appropriate, germane, applicable, felicitous, pertinent, apropos, likely, liable, clever, intelligent, bright, deft

    Antonyms:
    inapt

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "apt":

    tpa, ptas, likely, app, inclined

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD0.0 / 0 votes

  1. APT

    Synonyms:
    Anatomical Pathology Technician

  2. APT

    Synonyms:
    AntiPlatelet Trialists

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How to use apt in a sentence?

  1. C. C. Colton:

    No company is preferable to bad, because we are more apt to catch the vices of others than their virtues, as disease is far more contagious than health.

  2. William Pitt:

    Unlimited Power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it.

  3. John Dryden:

    Men are but children of a larger growth, Our appetites as apt to change as theirs, And full as craving too, and full as vain.

  4. Logan Pearsall Smith:

    When they come downstairs from their Ivory Towers, Idealists are very apt to walk straight into the gutter.

  5. Jeffrey Fowler:

    The UN 2014 Commission of Inquiry report compared North Korea to Nazi Germany, stalin is also an apt comparison.


Translations for apt

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  • склонен, възприемчив, уместен, способен, подходящBulgarian
  • geneigt, passend, geeignetGerman
  • κατάλληλοςGreek
  • apropiado, acertado, oportuno, aptoSpanish
  • omiaan, lahjakas, pystyvä, kyvykäs, sopivaFinnish
  • apteFrench
  • tráthúilIrish
  • cooie, traaoilManx
  • उपयुक्तHindi
  • egna, egnetNorwegian
  • fit, geneigd, gepast, passend, pienter, toepasselijk, slimDutch
  • egnaNorwegian Nynorsk
  • apt, potrivitRomanian
  • соответствующий, склонный, способный, уместный, понятливый, подходящийRussian
  • passandeSwedish
  • مناسبUrdu

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