3 : put into a suitable state : made ready
4 : physically and mentally sound
— fit·ly adverb
Synonyms
[1] appropriate, apt, good, happy, proper, right, suitable; also just, justified, right; needed, required, requisite; able, capable, competent, qualified, trained; acceptable, adequate, decent, satisfactory, tolerable; correct, decorous, respectable, seemly
Antonyms
inapplicable, inappropriate, unsuitable, wrong
[1, 3] go, ready, set—more at READY
[3] available, functional, operable, practicable, serviceable, usable, useful—more at USABLE
[4] able-bodied, hale, healthy, hearty, robust, sound, well—more at HEALTHY
2fit noun 1 : a sudden violent attack (as in epilepsy)
2 : a sudden outburst
Synonyms
[1] attack, bout, case, seizure, siege, spell—more at ATTACK
[2] blowup, dudgeon, explosion, fireworks, huff, outburst, scene, tantrum—more at TANTRUM
3fit verb fit·ted also fit; fit·ting 1 : to be suitable for or to
2 : to be correctly adjusted to or shaped for
3 : to insert or adjust until correctly in place
4 : to make a place or room for
5 : to be in agreement or accord with
6 : to put into a condition of readiness : PREPARE
7 : to make or adjust to the right shape and size : ADJUST
8 : to supply with something that is adjusted or designed for the use required — usu. used with out
9 : to be in harmony or accord : BELONG
— fit·ter noun
Synonyms
[1] befit, do, go, serve, suit—more at DO
[1, 6] equip, prepare, qualify, ready, season—more at QUALIFY
usually fit in or fit into [3] inject, insert, insinuate, interject, interpose, introduce—more at INSERT
[4] accommodate, hold, take—more at ACCOMMODATE
[5] agree, answer, check, conform, correspond, dovetail, go, harmonize—more at CHECK
[7] acclimate, accommodate, adapt, adjust, condition, conform, shape—more at ADAPT
4fit noun : the fact, condition, or manner of fitting or being fitted
fit·ful adjective : not regular : INTERMITTENT <~ sleep>
— fit·ful·ly adverb
Synonyms
erratic, intermittent, irregular, occasional, spasmodic, sporadic, spotty, unsteady; also convulsive, sudden, violent; broken, disconnected, fragmentary, interrupted; desultory, haphazard, random; changing, fluctuating, unstable, varying, wavering; changeable, fickle, variable
Antonyms
constant, continuous, regular, steady
fit·ness noun : the quality or state of being fit
Synonyms
health, robustness, soundness, wellness—more at HEALTH
appropriateness, aptness, rightness, suitability—more at APPROPRIATENESS
1fitting adjective : of a kind appropriate to the situation : APPROPRIATE, SUITABLE
Synonyms
applicable, appropriate, apt, fit, proper, right, suitable—more at FIT
fit·ting·ly adverb : in a fitting manner
Synonyms
appropriately, correctly, happily, properly, rightly, suitably—more at PROPERLY
2fitting noun 1 : the action or act of one that fits; especially : a trying on of clothes being made or altered
2 : a small often standardized part five noun 1 : one more than four
2 : the 5th in a set or series
3 : something having five units; especially : a basketball team
4 : a 5-dollar bill
— five adjective or pronoun
1fix verb 1 : to make firm, stable, or fast
2 : to give a permanent or final form to
3 : to attach physically : AFFIX, ATTACH
4 : to hold or direct steadily <~es his eyes on the horizon>
5 : to set or