fitting
1 of 2adjective
fit·ting ˈfi-tiŋ 
: of a kind appropriate to the situation : suitable
fittingly
ˈfi-tiŋ-lē
adverb fittingness noun
fitting
2 of 2noun
1
: an action or act of one that fits
specifically : a trying on of clothes which are in the process of being made or altered
2
: something used in fitting up : accessory
3
: a small often standardized part
an electrical fitting
Synonyms
Adjective
- applicable
- appropriate
- apt
- becoming
- befitting
- felicitous
- fit
- fitted
- good
- happy
- meet
- pretty
- proper
- right
- suitable
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Example Sentences
Adjective It was a fitting end to their rivalry. it is only fitting that you should be the one to take her back to the airport since she flew out to see you Noun I have a fitting for my wedding dress this afternoon.
Recent Examples on the Web
Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2022 This is fitting, however, as the new moon in Virgo — which arrives on Saturday, August 27, 2022 — falls under a strong yet low-key sign of the zodiac. Emily Newhouse, Allure, 26 Aug. 2022 And probably also, their songs, mood-wise, is something that's very fitting for a show like this. Nick Romano, EW.com, 17 Aug. 2022 The lyrics are also very fitting to describe such kind of story. Jeff Benjamin, Billboard, 11 Aug. 2022 The location was fitting—the brand opened its first boutique on Madison Avenue in 1931 after spending the ’20s at 778 Sixth Avenue and later on 1066 Sixth Avenue. Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 26 July 2022 This dichotomy is quite fitting, because at its heart VW is a bipolar company: it both longs for internal harmony while being notorious for generating the most drama of all German corporations. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 25 July 2022 The title of his memoir was fitting: Burn Rate: Launching a Startup and Losing My Mind. Omaid Homayun, Forbes, 24 July 2022 What privilege you are given depends greatly on what the IRS thinks is more fitting for your situation. Laxmi Corp, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 July 2022 Jamie Waters, WSJ, 17 Sep. 2022 However, if the leak is in the hose itself, consider cutting off the rupture and installing a hose repair fitting. Rennie Dyball, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2022 The leak seems to stem from a seal in the 8-inch quick disconnect, a fitting used for the liquid hydrogen supply line from the ground system. WIRED, 5 Sep. 2022 Engineers were finally able to fully load the core stage on June 20, but only after a leaking quick-disconnect fitting was isolated that prevented the flow of hydrogen coolant to the core stage engines — a requirement for an actual launch. William Harwood, CBS News, 30 Aug. 2022 During Friday’s fitting, Marty spoke to the Glenelg team about Jordan’s death and the dangers associated with pushing your body too far. Ethan Ehrenhaft, Baltimore Sun, 24 Aug. 2022 Hearing aids have long required professional fitting from an audiologist and an out-of-pocket investment of several thousand dollars, creating a barrier for many patients. Julie Jargon, WSJ, 20 Aug. 2022 The change eliminates the requirement to see an audiologist for a hearing examination and fitting, a process rarely covered by insurance. Christina Jewett, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2022 The price of standard hearing aids, which often includes a consultation with an audiologist and a fitting, can cost as much as $7,000 per pair without insurance, according to the National Council on Aging, an advocacy group. Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 16 Aug. 2022 See More
Adjective
This is fitting: the stories specialize in intimate hurt, the kind that passes between those who might have a reason for solidarity. Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2022 This is fitting, however, as the new moon in Virgo — which arrives on Saturday, August 27, 2022 — falls under a strong yet low-key sign of the zodiac. Emily Newhouse, Allure, 26 Aug. 2022 And probably also, their songs, mood-wise, is something that's very fitting for a show like this. Nick Romano, EW.com, 17 Aug. 2022 The lyrics are also very fitting to describe such kind of story. Jeff Benjamin, Billboard, 11 Aug. 2022 The location was fitting—the brand opened its first boutique on Madison Avenue in 1931 after spending the ’20s at 778 Sixth Avenue and later on 1066 Sixth Avenue. Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 26 July 2022 This dichotomy is quite fitting, because at its heart VW is a bipolar company: it both longs for internal harmony while being notorious for generating the most drama of all German corporations. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 25 July 2022 The title of his memoir was fitting: Burn Rate: Launching a Startup and Losing My Mind. Omaid Homayun, Forbes, 24 July 2022 What privilege you are given depends greatly on what the IRS thinks is more fitting for your situation. Laxmi Corp, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 July 2022 Noun
His pieces usually take about four weeks, and at least one fitting, to create. Jamie Waters, WSJ, 17 Sep. 2022 However, if the leak is in the hose itself, consider cutting off the rupture and installing a hose repair fitting. Rennie Dyball, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2022 The leak seems to stem from a seal in the 8-inch quick disconnect, a fitting used for the liquid hydrogen supply line from the ground system. WIRED, 5 Sep. 2022 Engineers were finally able to fully load the core stage on June 20, but only after a leaking quick-disconnect fitting was isolated that prevented the flow of hydrogen coolant to the core stage engines — a requirement for an actual launch. William Harwood, CBS News, 30 Aug. 2022 During Friday’s fitting, Marty spoke to the Glenelg team about Jordan’s death and the dangers associated with pushing your body too far. Ethan Ehrenhaft, Baltimore Sun, 24 Aug. 2022 Hearing aids have long required professional fitting from an audiologist and an out-of-pocket investment of several thousand dollars, creating a barrier for many patients. Julie Jargon, WSJ, 20 Aug. 2022 The change eliminates the requirement to see an audiologist for a hearing examination and fitting, a process rarely covered by insurance. Christina Jewett, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2022 The price of standard hearing aids, which often includes a consultation with an audiologist and a fitting, can cost as much as $7,000 per pair without insurance, according to the National Council on Aging, an advocacy group. Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 16 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
Adjective
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1607, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing fitting
Kids Definition
fitting 1 of 2
adjective
fit·ting
ˈfi-tiŋ
: appropriate entry 1, suitable
a fitting memorial
fitting
2 of 2noun
: a small part that goes with something larger
a pipe fitting
fitting 1 of 2
adjective
as in appropriate
meeting the requirements of a purpose or situation it is only fitting that you should be the one to take her back to the airport since she flew out to see you Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- appropriate
- suitable
- fitted
- fit
- proper
- good
- befitting
- meet
- happy
- right
- applicable
- pretty
- becoming
- apt
- in order
- needed
- adequate
- balanced
- acceptable
- felicitous
- required
- deserved
- satisfactory
- justified
- just
- able
- capable
- qualified
- correct
- decent
- requisite
- decorous
- cut out
- competent
- serviceable
- condign
- trained
- seemly
- tolerable
- respectable
- rightful
- harmonious
- kosher
- congruous
- consonant
- pitch-perfect
- companionate
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- improper
- wrong
- unfitting
- inappropriate
- incongruous
- unsuitable
- unfit
- unbecoming
- inapplicable
- unseemly
- inapt
- unhappy
- inadequate
- incapable
- indecent
- unsatisfactory
- incompetent
- unmeet
- unacceptable
- unqualified
- unskilled
- infelicitous
- unapt
- incorrect
- intolerable
- unbeseeming
- inapposite
- inept
- misbecoming
- untrained
- inexpert
- unskillful
- incompatible
- indecorous
- malapropos
- uncongenial
- graceless
fitting
2 of 2verb
1
as in befitting
archaic to be fitting or proper we hardly know them, so for Christmas a simple card will fit Synonyms & Similar Words
- befitting
- suiting
- sufficing
- doing
- serving
- satisfying
- working
- going
- beseeming
- fitting the bill
- filling the bill
- functioning
2
as in corresponding
to be in agreement on every point now that you've explained your absence to me, my records and the office's fit Synonyms & Similar Words
- corresponding
- coinciding
- conforming
- agreeing
- consisting
- matching
- dovetailing
- checking
- aligning
- rhyming
- answering
- according
- going
- harmonizing
- sorting
- squaring
- comporting
- cohering
- riming
- jibing
- chording
- tallying
- paralleling
- falling in with
- equaling
- alining
- registering
- equalling
- lining up
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- differing (from)
- disagreeing (with)
- contradicting
- conflicting
- negating
- nullifying
- jarring
- clashing
- disputing
- gainsaying
3
as in adjusting
to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation I can undo the hem on these old culottes and fit them into a skirt Synonyms & Similar Words
- adjusting
- adapting
- tailoring
- conforming
- suiting
- putting
- shaping
- matching
- customizing
- preparing
- editing
- fashioning
- accommodating
- acclimating
- conditioning
- transforming
- modifying
- altering
- readjusting
- acclimatizing
- bending
- modeling
- establishing
- doctoring
- converting
- reworking
- tuning
- equipping
- gearing
- readapting
- training
- correcting
- harmonizing
- recasting
- remaking
- redesigning
- squaring
- reclaiming
- settling
- refashioning
- revising
- refitting
- orienting
- orientating
- modelling
- attuning
- reinventing
- recycling
- remodeling
- patterning
- regulating
- redoing
- priming
- rooting
- refocusing
- refiguring
- revamping
- rigging
- hardening
- rehearsing
- familiarizing
- habilitating
- acquainting
- readying
- accustoming
- reengineering
- rejiggering
- toughening
- habituating
- inuring
- phasing
- seasoning
- making over
- redeveloping
- registering
- fine-tuning
- naturalizing
- fiddling (with)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- misadjusting
4
as in equipping
to make competent (as by training, skill, or ability) for a particular office or function that final computer course should fit him for a career in programming Synonyms & Similar Words
- equipping
- preparing
- qualifying
- adjusting
- training
- adapting
- enabling
- tailoring
- shaping
- teaching
- readying
- grooming
- empowering
- conditioning
- seasoning
- accustoming
- schooling
- educating
- authorizing
- entitling
- habituating
- instructing
- tutoring
- indoctrinating
5
as in accommodating
to make or have room for we can fit you in the booth if the rest of us squeeze closer together Synonyms & Similar Words
- accommodating
- holding
- seating
- taking
- containing
- carrying
- encompassing
- housing
- enclosing
- enfolding
- inclosing
- harboring
6
as in preparing
to make ready in advance I won't have time to fit the spare room for the guests Synonyms & Similar Words
- preparing
- arranging
- furnishing
- providing
- fixing
- prepping
- grooming
- readying
- equipping
- laying
- fortifying
- bracing
- training
- supplying
- mounting
- gathering
- schooling
- instructing
- educating
- setting
- priming
- battening
- outfitting
- tutoring
- girding
- framing
- drafting
- indoctrinating
- predisposing
- arming
- gearing up
- inclining
- spreading
- forearming
- steeling
- drawing up
- booting (up)
- warming (up)
Synonym Chooser
Some common synonyms of fitting are appropriate, apt, felicitous, fit, happy, meet, proper, and suitable. While all these words mean "right with respect to some end, need, use, or circumstance," fitting implies harmony of mood or tone.
a fitting end
While the synonyms appropriate and fitting are close in meaning, appropriate implies eminent or distinctive fitness.
an appropriate gift
In some situations, the words apt and fitting are roughly equivalent. However, apt connotes a fitness marked by nicety and discrimination.
apt quotations
The words felicitous and fitting are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, felicitous suggests an aptness that is opportune, telling, or graceful.
a felicitous phrase
While in some cases nearly identical to fitting, fit stresses adaptability and sometimes special readiness for use or action.
fit for battle
The meanings of happy and fitting largely overlap; however, happy suggests what is effectively or successfully appropriate.
a happy choice of words
The synonyms meet and fitting are sometimes interchangeable, but meet suggests a just proportioning.
meet payment
The words proper and fitting can be used in similar contexts, but proper suggests a suitability through essential nature or accordance with custom.
proper acknowledgement
Although the words suitable and fitting have much in common, suitable implies an answering to requirements or demands.
clothes suitable for camping
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