Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun fitting

4 senses of fitting

Sense 1
adjustment, accommodation, fitting -- (making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances)
       => improvement, betterment, advance -- (a change for the better; progress in development)

Sense 2
fitting -- (a small and often standardized accessory to a larger system)
       => accessory, appurtenance, supplement, add-on -- (a supplementary component that improves capability)

Sense 3
appointment, fitting -- ((usually plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel))
       => furnishing -- ((usually plural) the instrumentalities (furniture and appliances and other movable accessories including curtains and rugs) that make a home (or other area) livable)

Sense 4
fitting, try-on, trying on -- (putting clothes on to see whether they fit)
       => test, trial, run -- (the act of testing something; "in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately"; "he called each flip of the coin a new trial")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb fit

9 senses of fit

Sense 1
suit, accommodate, fit -- (be agreeable or acceptable to; "This suits my needs")
       => meet, fit, conform to -- (satisfy a condition or restriction; "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?")

Sense 2
fit, go -- (be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired; "This piece won't fit into the puzzle")
       => fit -- (conform to some shape or size; "How does this shirt fit?")

Sense 3
meet, fit, conform to -- (satisfy a condition or restriction; "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?")
       => match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree -- (be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun")

Sense 4
fit -- (make fit; "fit a dress"; "He fitted other pieces of paper to his cut-out")
       => shape, form -- (give shape or form to; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character")

Sense 5
fit -- (insert or adjust several objects or people; "Can you fit the toy into the box?"; "This man can't fit himself into our work environment")
       => adapt, accommodate -- (make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country")

Sense 6
match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree -- (be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun")
       => equal, be -- (be identical or equivalent to; "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!")

Sense 7
fit -- (conform to some shape or size; "How does this shirt fit?")
       => be -- (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer")

Sense 8
equip, fit, fit out, outfit -- (provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose; "The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities")
       => supply, provide, render, furnish -- (give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater")

Sense 9
match, fit -- (make correspond or harmonize; "Match my sweater")
       => adjust, set, correct -- (alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels")

Antonyms of adj fitting

2 senses of fitting

Sense 1
fitting -- (in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion; "We have come to dedicate a portion of that field...It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this")

INDIRECT (VIA proper) -> improper -- (not suitable or right or appropriate; "slightly improper to dine alone with a married man"; "improper medication"; "improper attire for the golf course")

Sense 2
fitting, meet -- (being precisely fitting and right; "it is only meet that she should be seated first")

INDIRECT (VIA just) -> unjust -- (violating principles of justice; "unjust punishment"; "an unjust judge"; "an unjust accusation")

Similarity of adj fitting

2 senses of fitting

Sense 1
fitting -- (in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion; "We have come to dedicate a portion of that field...It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this")
       => proper (vs. improper) -- (marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners")

Sense 2
fitting, meet -- (being precisely fitting and right; "it is only meet that she should be seated first")
       => just (vs. unjust) -- (used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting; "a just and lasting peace"- A.Lincoln; "a kind and just man"; "a just reward"; "his just inheritance")