suitable
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1.8
- adjective
- /ˈsuːtəbl/
:
adecuado
- So it's suitable for all skin types.
- suitable for use
- find a suitable place
- a suitable method
Well, obviously it's not a campaign suitable for billboards.
- Well, obviously it's not a campaign suitable for billboards.
- It's not hugely suitable for a child.
- What would be a suitable constraint, for example?
- You'd need to do that against a suitable control, so a placebo control.
- And the board may be able to help direct them to more suitable providers.
- This is liberal from the Latin liberalis, meaning suitable for a free person.
- SMRS can, in theory, be cited in locations not suitable for larger nuclear power plants.
- I should probably put some suitable pants on, but you know, that's cool.
- You can only interact with Beck's in a way that's suitable for being in a group.
- But I'm just sharing with you what what I think is suitable here for the vlog.
- They've got very few beaches that are suitable for landing on.
Examples
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She said that a piece of land is not suitable for planting wheat.
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The product that's suitable for your budget.
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I think this is suitable for your film.
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You will need suitable clothes for the journey.
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We have to find a suitable place to celebrate.
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I was saving it for a more suitable moment.
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Any luck in finding a suitable place for you and Cecilia?
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Footnotes are rich, making the text suitable for use in a course on the topic.
Academic text (2011) -
It says oil free, non poor, clogging and suitable for all skin types.
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You will need suitable clothes for the journey to keep comfortable.
Synonyms
962
3.5
Right for a particular situation, person, or purpose
641
1.9
Not perfect but good for what you need
596
2.2
Suitable and correct for a particular situation or use
477
2.5
Good enough for a particular use or standard
447
2.8
Enough to do what is needed
234
2.7
Enough in amount or quality to meet a need
185
2.0
Enough quality or ability to do what is needed
168
2.6
Suitable for a person, purpose, or event
81
2.3
Good enough to meet a need but not very good
31
4.0
Suitable or fitting for a particular situation
16
2.8
Right for a certain person, job, or situation
2
4.6
Suitable for a person, situation, or occasion
Antonyms
How Suitable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Suitable comes from the same idea as the English word suit, which is about something that 'fits'. So, to be suitable for a person or purpose is to be 'right' or 'fitting' for that situation.