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apt
Meaning: especially suitable or appropriate
apt in a sentence
How apt is used in real sentences:
The coach made an apt comparison between practice and preparation.
The article used an apt comparison to explain the court's decision.
“He believed soft, even light was more apt for the older galleries because it suited their faded fabrics and quiet portraits.”
— from the passage The Brightness Debate
Synonyms for apt
Other words for apt — fitting, appropriate and suitable — carry the same meaning.
- fitting
- appropriate
- suitable
Antonyms of apt
Words that mean the opposite of apt:
- inapt
- unsuitable
Where it comes from
From Latin aptus, meaning 'fitted' or 'suited.'
Word parts
- apt/ept — fit or suited
apt: apt (suited)
Memory hook
An apt answer aptly fits the question.