fitting

1 of 2

adjective

fit·​ting ˈfi-tiŋ 

: of a kind appropriate to the situation : suitable

fittingly

ˈfi-tiŋ-lē 

adverb

fittingness noun

fitting

2 of 2

noun

1

: an action or act of one that fits

specifically : a trying on of clothes which are in the process of being made or altered

2

: something used in fitting up : accessory

3

: a small often standardized part

an electrical fitting

Synonyms

Adjective

• applicable
• appropriate
• apt
• becoming
• befitting
• felicitous
• fit
• fitted
• good
• happy
• meet
• pretty
• proper
• right
• suitable

Choose the Right Synonym for fitting

fit, suitable, meet, proper, appropriate, fitting, apt, happy, felicitous mean right with respect to some end, need, use, or circumstance.

fit stresses adaptability and sometimes special readiness for use or action.

fit for battle

suitable implies an answering to requirements or demands.

clothes suitable for camping

meet suggests a just proportioning.

meet payment

proper suggests a suitability through essential nature or accordance with custom.

proper acknowledgement

appropriate implies eminent or distinctive fitness.

an appropriate gift

fitting implies harmony of mood or tone.

a fitting end

apt connotes a fitness marked by nicety and discrimination.

apt quotations

happy suggests what is effectively or successfully appropriate.

a happy choice of words

felicitous suggests an aptness that is opportune, telling, or graceful.

a felicitous phrase

Examples of fitting in a Sentence

Adjective

It was a fitting end to their rivalry.

it is only fitting that you should be the one to take her back to the airport since she flew out to see you

Noun

I have a fitting for my wedding dress this afternoon.

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

But think of it this way: Like a movie or TV show, the plotlines, motivations, and characters are oddly fitting. —Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025

Photographer Emilio Madrid snapped Clooney and his costars in performance, providing the pictures in black and white (fitting, given the play is set before color television came to prominence). —Dave Quinn, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025

Noun

This mystically exacting wordplay is spell-binding—fitting for a record that steeps its themes of desperation and addiction in a heady brew of alchemy and witchcraft. —Meaghan Garvey, Pitchfork, 3 Apr. 2025

The Swedish international is a strong dribbler and would be more than comfortable fitting into Arsenal’s quick transition style. —Graham Ruthven, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1607, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing fitting

• close-fitting
• curve fitting
• fitting room
• pipe fitting

Rhymes for fitting

• flitting
• gritting
• hitting
• knitting
• pitting
• quitting
• sitting
• slitting
• spitting
• splitting
• acquitting
• admitting

Kids Definition

fitting

1 of 2 adjective

fit·​ting

ˈfit-iŋ

: appropriate entry 2, suitable

a fitting gift

fittingly adverb

fittingness noun

fitting

2 of 2 noun

1

: a trying on of clothes being made or altered

2

: a small accessory part

a pipe fitting