-v. 6. suit, befit, correspond to, analogize, tally, match, equal, go, Inf. click, Brit. Dial, fadge.
7. become, harmonize, jibe, conform, coincide, mesh, synchronize, Inf. sync, dovetail.
8. concur, meet, connect, come together, cohere, fuse, contact; join, adjoin, reach.
9. adjust, join together, accommodate, fashion; adapt, modify, regulate, calibrate, graduate.
10. qualify, endow, endue; capacitate, enable, empower, entitle; Inf. bring up to snuff or par.
11. prepare, ready, get ready, prime, condition; ground, train, instruct, coach, teach, educate.
12. provide, supply, furnish, accouter, outfit, fit out, fit up; equip, rig, arm, forearm, fledge, Archaic, harness; apparel, attire, array, caparison, deck out; garb, clothe, robe, drape, dress, invest, vest.
13. affix, arrange, dispose, situate, station, position, place, put; deposit, seat, locate, set, lay, Archaic, impose.
-n. 14. trying-on, fitting, sizing, measure, tailoring, alteration, altering; regulating, regulation, calibrating, calibration, graduating, graduation.
fit2, n. 1. convulsion, spasm, paroxysm, throe, qualm; attack, seizure, spell, stroke, Pathol, ictus; outbreak, outburst, tantrum, storm, explosion, eruption; agitation, Inf. dither, Inf. tizzy, Inf stew, ferment, fume.
2. by or
in fits and starts fitfully, intermittently. See - fitfully.
fitful, adj. 1. intermittent, sporadic, coming in spells; unsteady, unstable, uncertain, uneven; inconstant, mutable, variable, changeable, vicissitudinous, erratic, fluctuating, flickering.
2. convulsive, spasmodic, paroxysmal; agitated, disturbed, discomposed, unsettled, upset, shaken; feverish, fretful, churned up, restless, tossing and turning; anxious, nervous, worried, SI. in a sweat,
fitfully, adv. intermittently, off and on, sporadically, irregularly, interruptedly, occasionally, by fits and starts, spasmodically.
fitness, n. 1. health, physical fitness, well-being, salubrity; soundness, good shape, fine fettle, fine feather, tone, bloom, Inf. tiptop condition; robustness, rosiness, vigor, haleness, heartiness, lustiness.
2. appropriateness, applicability, suitableness, aptness, meetness; aptitude, suitability, propriety; eligibility, competency, qualification, preparation.
3. relevancy, relevance, pertinence, good example, case in point, good point; expedience, the very thing, congruity, correspondence; admissibility, compatibility.
4. preparedness, readiness, ripeness, mellowness,
fitting, adj. 1. befitting, fit, meet, Brit. Dial. gradely, Fr. comme il faut; suitable, proper, becoming, seemly, decorous, decent; appropriate, apt, apposite, apropos; relevent, germane, Latin, ad rem, to the point, pertinent, pat.
2. suited, adapted, compatible, consistent; congruent, congruous, harmonious, consonant, accordant, agreeing, conformable; agreeable, congenial, likely, acceptable, reasonable; favorable, commodious, convenient; opportune, seasonable, timely, felicitous; to the purpose, useful, applicable, practicable, feasible. -n. 3.
fittings furnishings, furniture, trappings, accouterments, equipment, paraphernalia, appurtenances; appointments, fixtures, trimmings, fixings, extras.