suitability
Quality of fitting
Suitability is the quality of being appropriate or fitting for a particular purpose, person, or situation.
When evaluating candidates for a job, you assess their suitability for the role.
The suitability of the venue for a wedding depends on size, location, and ambiance.
The word often appears in formal contexts: background checks, housing applications, professional assessments.
Quality of being suitable
- pertinenceQuality of being applicable
- relevanceState of mattering here
- applicabilityDegree of fitness
- fittingnessSuitability to context
aptness · propriety · correctness · rightness · seemliness · decorum · congruity · germaneness
Mutual suitability between things
- matchGame between opponents
- fitProper or healthy
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
- alignmentCorrect relative positioning
congruence · accord · correspondence · complementarity · synergy · interoperability · cohesion · consistency
State of meeting criteria
- qualificationRequired skill or condition
- credentialsEvidence of qualification or identity
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- competenceAdequate ability to function
capability · proficiency · expertise · aptitude · readiness · preparedness · fitness · capacity
Being barely acceptable
- sufficiencyState of being enough
- acceptabilityState of being sufficient
- satisfactorinessQuality of being adequate
- competenceAdequate ability to function
capability · effectiveness · feasibility · serviceability · functionality · usability · workability · viability
appropriateness
Quality of being suitable
- pertinenceQuality of being applicable
- relevanceState of mattering here
- applicabilityDegree of fitness
fittingness · aptness · propriety · correctness · rightness · seemliness · decorum · congruity · germaneness · appositeness
compatibility
Mutual suitability between things
alignment · congruence · accord · correspondence · complementarity · synergy · interoperability · cohesion · consistency · concordance
eligibility
State of meeting criteria
- qualificationRequired skill or condition
- credentialsEvidence of qualification or identity
- certificationAttestation of qualification
competence · capability · proficiency · expertise · aptitude · readiness · preparedness · fitness · capacity · ability
adequacy
Being barely acceptable
- sufficiencyState of being enough
- acceptabilityState of being sufficient
- satisfactorinessQuality of being adequate
competence · capability · effectiveness · feasibility · serviceability · functionality · usability · workability · viability · practicability
- proprietydecorum, decency, propriety, correctness, fitness
- qualificationsqualifications, credentials, qualified, competent, eligibility
- compatibilitycompatible, incompatible, match, mismatch, fit
- content ratingsMPAA, rating system, movie rating, movie ratings, TV ratings
- meeting requirementspassing, qualifying, certification, approval, compliance
- Security Clearancessecret, top secret, confidential, classified, public trust
suitabilityunsuitability
Not right for purpose
inappropriateness · unfitness · unsuitableness · inaptness · impropriety
suitabilityirrelevance
Lack of pertinence
irrelevancy · inapplicability · immateriality · meaninglessness · pointlessness
suit, pursuit, suitable, suite, lawsuit, suits, unsuitable, suitably, lawsuits