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[ soo-tuh-buhl ] / ˈsu tə bəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR suitable ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivesuch as to suit; appropriate; fitting; becoming. Origin of suitableFirst recorded in 1505–15; suit + -able SYNONYMS FOR suitableproper, befitting, seemly, apt. SEE SYNONYMS FOR suitable ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM suitablesuit·a·bil·i·ty, suit·a·ble·ness, nounsuit·a·bly, adverbpre·suit·a·bil·i·ty, nounpre·suit·a·ble, adjective pre·suit·a·bly, adverb Words nearby suitablesuiplap, Suisse, Suisun City, suit, Suita, suitable, suitcase, suit down to the ground, suit-dress, suite, suited Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for suitableThe city protests that a beach is not a suitable place to feed the hungry. How Dickens and Scrooge Saved Christmas|Clive Irving|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST They were not suitable for comparison microscopically, he said. The Myth of the Central Park Five|Edward Conlon|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST When the neurologically damaged are deemed as a suitable photo background, we have a serious problem. Selfie Hall of Shame: Is Anywhere Safe From Sick Snaps?|Charlotte Lytton|October 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST It takes her a moment to find a suitable tie-down point on the hull. Whatever You Do Someone Will Die. A Short Story About Impossible Choices in Iraq|Nathan Bradley Bethea|August 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Quite often it was a sign that the girl would be a suitable bride. China’s Last Foot-Binding Survivors|Nina Strochlic|July 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST Their cultivation is suitable for children and young ladies in all the walks of life. Soil Culture|J. H. Walden The finding of a suitable villa for Sophy proved to be quite an undertaking. Shadows of Flames|Amelie Rives Extensive triangle chains, suitable for latitude-degree measurements, have also been effected in Japan and Australia. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 9|Various I have been making inquiries while you were away; she seems a suitable match for you. The Ink-Stain, Complete|Rene Bazin Houses under or near tall trees, or with suitable lightning-rods, are safe enough. The Funny Side of Physic|A. D. Crabtre
British Dictionary definitions for suitableDerived forms of suitablesuitability or suitableness, nounsuitably, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to suitablesatisfactory, relevant, useful, reasonable, convenient, sufficient, applicable, apt, handy, fitting, good, suited, proper, advisable, correct, apposite, becoming, befitting, commodious, cut out for |