Synonyms for fit
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1. fit

   Adequate, commensurate, and sufficient signify equal to some given occasion or work; as, a sum sufficient to meet expenses; an adequate remedy for the disease. Commensurate is the more precise and learned word, signifying that which exactly measures the matter in question. Adapted, fit, suitable, and qualified refer to the qualities which match or suit the occasion. A clergyman may have strength adequate to the work of a porter; but that would not be a fit or suitable occupation for him. Work is satisfactory if it satisfies those for whom it is done, though it may be very poor work judged by some higher standard. Qualified refers to acquired abilities; competent to both natural and acquired; a qualified teacher may be no longer competent, by reason of ill health. Able and capable suggest general ability and reserved power, able being the higher word of the two. An able man will do something well in any position. A capable man will come up to any ordinary demand. We say an able orator, a capable accountant.

   Synonyms:
   able, adapted, adequate, capable, commensurate, competent, equal, fitted, fitting, qualified, satisfactory, sufficient, suitable

   Antonyms:
   disqualified, inadequate, incompetent, inferior, insufficient, poor, unequal, unfit, unqualified, unsatisfactory, unsuitable, useless, worthless

   Preposition:
   Adequate to the demand; for the purpose.

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1. fit

   Synonyms:
   decent, befitting, meet, apt, fitting, adapted, seemly, appropriate, becoming, decorous, qualified, congruous, peculiar, particular, suitable, prepared, adequate, calculated, contrived, expedient, proper, ripe

   Antonyms:
   awkward, ungainly, misfitting, ill-suited, unseemly, inappropriate, unsuitable, unprepared, inadequate, miscalculated, miscontrived, inexpedient, improper, unfit

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1. fit, tantrum, scene, conniptionnoun

   a display of bad temper

   "he had a fit"; "she threw a tantrum"; "he made a scene"

   Synonyms:
   vista, panorama, setting, aspect, picture, paroxysm, shot, prospect, conniption, convulsion, scenery, tantrum, scene, view, burst

   Antonyms:
   flaccid, subhuman, bowlegged, unfit, mutilated, impaired, crookbacked, soft, dipped, bandy-legged, broken-backed, disabled, lame, gammy, unready, hunchbacked, bowleg, apractic, flabby, kyphotic, gimpy, crippled, swayback, gibbous, knock-kneed, afflicted, crookback, swaybacked, unsuitable, halt, humped, bandy, halting, handicapped, apraxic, maimed, lordotic, humpbacked, bowed, spavined, game

2. paroxysm, fit, convulsionnoun

   a sudden uncontrollable attack

   "a paroxysm of giggling"; "a fit of coughing"; "convulsions of laughter"

   Synonyms:
   paroxysm, conniption, convulsion, tantrum, scene, upheaval, turmoil, burst

   Antonyms:
   gimpy, disabled, bowleg, soft, unfit, bowlegged, knock-kneed, broken-backed, bowed, mutilated, afflicted, bandy, halt, dipped, swaybacked, swayback, flabby, apractic, gibbous, spavined, crookback, impaired, gammy, unsuitable, humpbacked, apraxic, handicapped, crippled, game, maimed, humped, unready, kyphotic, lame, crookbacked, flaccid, lordotic, subhuman, bandy-legged, halting, hunchbacked

3. fitnoun

   the manner in which something fits

   "I admired the fit of her coat"

   Synonyms:
   scene, convulsion, conniption, tantrum, burst, paroxysm

   Antonyms:
   swayback, flaccid, crookbacked, unready, lame, bandy-legged, bowlegged, dipped, hunchbacked, swaybacked, bandy, gimpy, humped, flabby, lordotic, unfit, disabled, gibbous, subhuman, spavined, broken-backed, bowleg, apractic, knock-kneed, game, kyphotic, bowed, unsuitable, impaired, halting, soft, apraxic, humpbacked, halt, handicapped, afflicted, maimed, crookback, gammy, crippled, mutilated

4. burst, fitadjective

   a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason)

   "a burst of applause"; "a fit of housecleaning"

   Synonyms:
   fusillade, convulsion, paroxysm, outburst, conniption, explosion, salvo, tantrum, volley, scene, flare-up, burst

   Antonyms:
   apraxic, hunchbacked, swayback, unfit, soft, halt, crookbacked, dipped, bandy-legged, lame, crippled, disabled, unready, gibbous, gammy, broken-backed, knock-kneed, humpbacked, apractic, maimed, crookback, handicapped, bandy, game, bowleg, unsuitable, flabby, subhuman, lordotic, mutilated, impaired, afflicted, swaybacked, bowlegged, bowed, flaccid, halting, humped, spavined, gimpy, kyphotic

5. fitadjective

   meeting adequate standards for a purpose

   "a fit subject for discussion"; "it is fit and proper that you be there"; "water fit to drink"; "fit for duty"; "do as you see fit to"

   Synonyms:
   set(p), fit(p), primed(p)

   Antonyms:
   halting, humpbacked, unfit, handicapped, swayback, soft, mutilated, bowlegged, bowleg, crookbacked, hunchbacked, unready, apraxic, bowed, humped, dipped, flaccid, knock-kneed, swaybacked, impaired, apractic, broken-backed, spavined, gimpy, unsuitable, bandy-legged, lame, maimed, subhuman, flabby, crookback, lordotic, disabled, kyphotic, afflicted, gammy, bandy, halt, gibbous, crippled, game

6. fit(p), primed(p), set(p)adjective

   (usually followed by `to' or `for') on the point of or strongly disposed

   "in no fit state to continue"; "fit to drop"; "laughing fit to burst"; "she was fit to scream"; "primed for a fight"; "we are set to go at any time"

   Antonyms:
   bandy, hunchbacked, soft, subhuman, bandy-legged, unready, swaybacked, unfit, broken-backed, crippled, dipped, knock-kneed, flaccid, bowed, disabled, humped, gimpy, spavined, humpbacked, apraxic, game, halt, unsuitable, kyphotic, bowlegged, crookback, afflicted, halting, gammy, maimed, lame, lordotic, swayback, impaired, apractic, bowleg, flabby, mutilated, crookbacked, handicapped, gibbous

7. fitverb

   physically and mentally sound or healthy

   "felt relaxed and fit after their holiday"; "keeps fit with diet and exercise"

   Synonyms:
   set(p), fit(p), primed(p)

   Antonyms:
   humpbacked, apraxic, swaybacked, flaccid, kyphotic, disabled, gimpy, swayback, hunchbacked, unready, unfit, knock-kneed, halt, bowed, crookbacked, game, lordotic, flabby, impaired, bandy, broken-backed, crippled, maimed, bowlegged, halting, gibbous, soft, afflicted, humped, dipped, handicapped, gammy, spavined, crookback, apractic, lame, mutilated, bowleg, bandy-legged, subhuman, unsuitable

8. suit, accommodate, fitverb

   be agreeable or acceptable to

   "This suits my needs"

   Synonyms:
   go, conciliate, outfit, suit, gibe, admit, fit out, equip, hold, meet, agree, adapt, check, match, tally, correspond, jibe, oblige, lodge, accommodate, reconcile, become, befit, conform to, beseem

   Antonyms:
   maimed, afflicted, swayback, spavined, bowed, mutilated, unsuitable, kyphotic, unfit, gibbous, lordotic, halt, subhuman, unready, apractic, halting, game, humped, handicapped, apraxic, crippled, humpbacked, impaired, swaybacked, bowlegged, bandy, knock-kneed, hunchbacked, gimpy, bowleg, crookbacked, flaccid, crookback, gammy, dipped, broken-backed, bandy-legged, lame, flabby, disabled, soft

9. fit, goverb

   be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired

   "This piece won't fit into the puzzle"

   Synonyms:
   conform to, drop dead, pop off, operate, belong, outfit, give-up the ghost, work, choke, go away, get, rifle, hold out, sound, get going, fail, kick the bucket, run, blend, function, lead, match, live, pass away, perish, meet, survive, croak, plump, move, extend, conk, endure, die, agree, become, run low, conk out, break, proceed, last, decease, give out, break down, go, equip, accommodate, hold up, snuff it, pass, run short, start, depart, gibe, locomote, tally, fit out, travel, give way, correspond, blend in, exit, buy the farm, jibe, live on, cash in one's chips, expire, suit, go bad, check

   Antonyms:
   flabby, game, humped, soft, halt, spavined, handicapped, bowlegged, unready, gibbous, lame, gammy, humpbacked, hunchbacked, crookback, apraxic, subhuman, apractic, crippled, bandy-legged, unsuitable, dipped, unfit, lordotic, afflicted, bandy, bowleg, disabled, flaccid, swaybacked, broken-backed, halting, maimed, kyphotic, bowed, crookbacked, swayback, gimpy, knock-kneed, impaired, mutilated

10. meet, fit, conform toverb

    satisfy a condition or restriction

    "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?"

    Synonyms:
    conform to, touch, follow, outfit, foregather, gather, fulfill, adjoin, match, suffer, fulfil, meet, converge, satisfy, receive, agree, forgather, encounter, get together, go, equip, accommodate, cope with, fill, play, run into, run across, come across, gibe, tally, fit out, assemble, contact, correspond, take on, jibe, see, suit, check

    Antonyms:
    swaybacked, knock-kneed, crookbacked, gimpy, apractic, bowlegged, gibbous, humped, spavined, impaired, flabby, crippled, crookback, halting, lame, soft, unfit, dipped, unsuitable, swayback, kyphotic, maimed, bandy-legged, unready, lordotic, mutilated, broken-backed, afflicted, halt, game, bandy, handicapped, bowleg, bowed, humpbacked, hunchbacked, subhuman, apraxic, flaccid, gammy, disabled

11. fitverb

    make fit

    "fit a dress"; "He fitted other pieces of paper to his cut-out"

    Synonyms:
    correspond, accommodate, meet, suit, check, tally, equip, agree, go, match, jibe, outfit, gibe, fit out, conform to

    Antonyms:
    humpbacked, swaybacked, apraxic, flabby, mutilated, unready, kyphotic, dipped, afflicted, halt, gibbous, apractic, impaired, gammy, bandy, game, subhuman, soft, crippled, gimpy, bandy-legged, halting, lordotic, crookbacked, unsuitable, bowleg, knock-kneed, hunchbacked, bowed, maimed, swayback, crookback, humped, spavined, handicapped, broken-backed, bowlegged, disabled, lame, unfit, flaccid

12. fitverb

    insert or adjust several objects or people

    "Can you fit the toy into the box?"; "This man can't fit himself into our work environment"

    Synonyms:
    correspond, accommodate, meet, suit, check, tally, equip, agree, go, match, jibe, outfit, gibe, fit out, conform to

    Antonyms:
    bandy, flaccid, disabled, crookback, bowlegged, bowed, game, hunchbacked, mutilated, maimed, unready, bowleg, unfit, dipped, humped, swayback, spavined, halt, swaybacked, subhuman, humpbacked, afflicted, crippled, soft, gimpy, knock-kneed, apractic, flabby, impaired, crookbacked, handicapped, lame, lordotic, kyphotic, gammy, gibbous, halting, apraxic, broken-backed, unsuitable, bandy-legged

13. match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agreeverb

    be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics

    "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun"

    Synonyms:
    equate, ensure, hold in, hit, couple, jibe, accord, consort, tick off, gibe, concur, chequer, hold, moderate, learn, checker, total, mark off, add, add up, twin, go, cope with, condition, assure, scoff, tick, tot, tally, harmonize, suss out, check off, check over, add together, accommodate, match, check up on, control, look into, ascertain, mate, mark, insure, change course, flout, tote up, go over, train, check, hold back, rival, harmonise, equalize, meet, pair, suit, tot up, jib, find out, see, discipline, equalise, sum up, equal, correspond, score, curb, concord, summate, gybe, arrest, stand for, check into, play off, contain, oppose, outfit, conform to, represent, determine, sum, stop, retard, crack, turn back, watch, chalk up, equip, see to it, break, touch, fit in, check out, barrack, rack up, jeer, fit out, agree, pit, delay

    Antonyms:
    unfit, crookback, broken-backed, dipped, flaccid, lame, spavined, game, maimed, soft, bowlegged, bandy, humped, flabby, crippled, disabled, gibbous, gammy, apractic, halting, mutilated, handicapped, afflicted, lordotic, bowleg, subhuman, apraxic, unsuitable, halt, swayback, humpbacked, knock-kneed, crookbacked, bandy-legged, impaired, kyphotic, swaybacked, bowed, hunchbacked, gimpy, unready

14. fitverb

    conform to some shape or size

    "How does this shirt fit?"

    Synonyms:
    correspond, accommodate, meet, suit, check, tally, equip, agree, go, match, jibe, outfit, gibe, fit out, conform to

    Antonyms:
    lordotic, bowed, gimpy, maimed, gibbous, crookbacked, flabby, flaccid, handicapped, swaybacked, game, subhuman, crippled, unfit, bowleg, broken-backed, knock-kneed, lame, bandy-legged, apractic, hunchbacked, halt, impaired, humpbacked, mutilated, unready, disabled, bandy, humped, swayback, soft, unsuitable, spavined, apraxic, gammy, afflicted, bowlegged, halting, crookback, dipped, kyphotic

15. equip, fit, fit out, outfitverb

    provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose

    "The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities"

    Synonyms:
    go, outfit, habilitate, suit, tog, apparel, gibe, clothe, meet, agree, jibe, check, match, garb, dress, tally, correspond, fit out, enclothe, raiment, garment, accommodate, conform to, equip

    Antonyms:
    crookbacked, soft, swaybacked, unfit, hunchbacked, halting, bowleg, kyphotic, disabled, gibbous, gammy, unsuitable, impaired, gimpy, swayback, flabby, maimed, halt, apractic, bandy-legged, subhuman, humpbacked, game, afflicted, mutilated, broken-backed, bandy, lordotic, bowlegged, unready, apraxic, knock-kneed, spavined, flaccid, lame, crookback, dipped, bowed, humped, handicapped, crippled

16. match, fitverb

    make correspond or harmonize

    "Match my sweater"

    Synonyms:
    suit, match, outfit, play off, touch, gibe, equate, pair, equip, meet, agree, equal, check, pit, equalize, cope with, tally, rival, fit out, mate, go, couple, correspond, equalise, accommodate, oppose, twin, conform to, jibe

    Antonyms:
    hunchbacked, maimed, bowleg, spavined, gammy, swayback, halting, gimpy, bandy-legged, lame, soft, knock-kneed, halt, bowed, humpbacked, swaybacked, apractic, lordotic, subhuman, dipped, bowlegged, gibbous, flaccid, flabby, kyphotic, unfit, crookback, impaired, game, afflicted, unready, apraxic, crippled, mutilated, crookbacked, humped, unsuitable, broken-backed, bandy, disabled, handicapped

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1. • Adapt
   • Adjust
   • Attack
   • Bad Temper
   • Be
   • Equal
   • Manner
   • Shape

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1. co-incides

   to occupy the same place in space, the same point or period in time, or the same relative position

   the events coincided

   Submitted by rinat on June 1, 2017  

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1. fitnoun

   Synonyms:
   paroxysm, spasm, sudden attack, stroke of disease

2. fitnoun

   Synonyms:
   humor, whim, fancy, temporary affection

3. fitnoun

   Synonyms:
   interval, turn, period, spell

4. fitadjective

   Synonyms:
   qualified, competent, fitted

5. fitadjective

   Synonyms:
   suitable, appropriate, apt, apposite, meet, seemly, becoming, fitting, befitting, proper, convenient, good

6. fitverb

   Synonyms:
   suit, adapt, adjust, make suitable

7. fitverb

   Synonyms:
   become, be adapted to, be suitable for, be becoming to

8. fitverb

   Synonyms:
   accommodate, provide, qualify, equip, prepare, get ready

9. fitverb

   Synonyms:
   be proper, be becoming

10. fitverb

    Synonyms:
    be suited, be adapted

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1. fitadjective

   Synonyms:
   meet, becoming, suitable, proper, appropriate, congruous, adequate, expedient, congruent, apposite, qualified, eligible, competent, befitting, apt, convenient

2. fitnoun

   Synonyms:
   spasm, paroxysm, convulsion, access, outburst, attack, epilepsy, catalepsy, humor, whim, caprice, fancy

3. fitverb

   Synonyms:
   adapt, qualify, prepare, equip, accommodate, shape, adjust, trim

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1. List of paraphrases for "fit":

   appropriate, worthy, suitable, install, dignified, tif, adjustment, adjust, proper, adapt, correspond, adapted, suited, adjusting, monte, adequate, concordance, adjusted, funds-in-trust

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1. Finance Minister Natalia Yaresko:

   It would be nonsense to make that payment, then talk to credtors..It doesn't fit in psychologically, doesn't fit in with my balance of payments problem to pay that(bond) in full.

2. Adam Smith:

   To found a great empire for the sole purpose of raising up a people of customers, may at first sight appear a project fit only for a nation of shopkeepers. It is, however, a project altogether unfit for a nation of shopkeepers, but extremely fit for a nation that is governed by shopkeepers.

3. Royal St. George:

   You're not supposed to fit the golf course to your eye, you're supposed to fit your eye to the golf course, if you got one that doesn't fit you, you've got to work a little extra hard to make it fit. That's basically all it is.

4. Russell Baker:

   The only thing I was fit for was to be a writer, and this notion rested solely on my suspicion that I would never be fit for real work, and that writing didn't require any.

5. Alicia Ferguson:

   Really, in the foundations of our DNA, how we built Yoga Club was on body inclusivity, we really focus on not being physically fit, but more so being mentally fit, spiritually fit, and things that feel good in your body as opposed to how you're looking in your body.