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Antonyms for suited

Grammar : Adj
Spell : soo-tid
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsu tɪd

Definition of suited

Origin :
  • c.1300, "attendance at court, the company attending," also their livery or uniform, via Anglo-French siwte, from Old French suitte "attendance, act of following," from Gallo-Romance *sequita, fem. of *sequitus, from Latin secutus, past participle of sequi "to attend, follow" (see sequel).
  • Meaning "application to a court for justice, lawsuit" is first recorded early 15c. Meaning "set of clothes to be worn together" is attested from early 15c., from notion of the livery or uniform of court attendants. As a derisive term for "businessman," it dates from 1979. Meaning "set of playing cards bearing the same symbol" is first attested 1520s, also from the notion of livery. Hence, to follow suit (1670s), which is from card playing.
  • adj adapted
Example sentences :
  • The only member of that household I could marry is not suited to my age.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • Young Ried did not answer promptly; he had no answer ready that suited him.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • It suited his whim, and it did more than that: it gave him a chance to speak to her in his teasing way.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • He suited the action to the word, and kissed her before she knew what was about to happen.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • He had discovered Faust and used him when it suited his purpose.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • There was no task that suited our Captain Richards better than that.
  • Extract from : « Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates » by Howard Pyle
  • These two soups (the brown and the white) are suited to dinner parties.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • I can only say, that the substitutes you propose are not suited to my condition.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume V (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
  • She moved away from them, yet at a quiet pace that suited her.
  • Extract from : « Welsh Fairy Tales » by William Elliott Griffis
  • If ever she was suited to a dot, it was jest then 'n' there.
  • Extract from : « The Village Watch-Tower » by (AKA Kate Douglas Riggs) Kate Douglas Wiggin

Synonyms for suited

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