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Apt

/æpt/

Suitable; appropriate; fit or fitted; suited.

📖 Definitions of "Apt"

adjective

1
Suitable; appropriate; fit or fitted; suited.
"an apt metaphor"
2
(of persons or things) Having a habitual tendency; habitually liable or likely; disposed towards.
3
Ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn.
"a pupil apt to learn"

11 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
pertinentnoun	Important with regard to (a subject or matter); pertaining; relevant.
aproposnoun	Of an appropriate or pertinent nature.
clevernoun	Quick to understand, learn, and devise or apply ideas; intelligent.
intelligentnoun	Of high or especially quick cognitive capacity, bright.
appropriateverb	Suitable or fit; proper; felicitous.
appositenoun	Strikingly appropriate or relevant; well suited to the circumstance or in relation to something.
liable	Bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable.
tendingnoun	the work of caring for or attending to someone or something
disposed	inclined, minded
minded	Having a preference for doing something; having a likelihood, or disposition to carry out an act.
givennoun	A condition that is assumed to be true without further evaluation.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
appropriate	Suitable or fit; proper; felicitous.
apposite	Strikingly appropriate or relevant; well suited to the circumstance or in relation to something.
apropos	Of an appropriate or pertinent nature.
pertinent	Important with regard to (a subject or matter); pertaining; relevant.
disposedverb	inclined, minded
minded	Having a preference for doing something; having a likelihood, or disposition to carry out an act.
likely	Probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring.
liable	Bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible; answerable.
intelligent	Of high or especially quick cognitive capacity, bright.
clever	Quick to understand, learn, and devise or apply ideas; intelligent.
given	Assumed as fact or hypothesis.
inclined	Having a tendency, preference, likelihood, or disposition.
tendingnoun	the work of caring for or attending to someone or something
proper	Suitable.
fit	Suitable; proper
suitable	Having sufficient or the required properties for a certain purpose or task; appropriate to a certain occasion.
felicitous	Appropriate, apt, fitting.
able	Having the necessary powers or the needed resources to accomplish a task.
adequate	Equal to or fulfilling some requirement.
capable	Able and efficient; having the ability needed for a specific task; having the disposition to do something; permitting or being susceptible to something.