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Nov 7, 2009
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Synonyms for suit

Noun

1. lawsuit, suit, case, cause, causa, proceeding, legal proceeding, proceedings
usage: a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy; "the family brought suit against the landlord"
2. suit, suit of clothes, garment
usage: a set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color; "they buried him in his best suit"
3. suit, playing card
usage: playing card in any of four sets of 13 cards in a pack; each set has its own symbol and color; "a flush is five cards in the same suit"; "in bridge you must follow suit"; "what suit is trumps?"
4. suit, businessman, man of affairs
usage: a businessman dressed in a business suit; "all the suits care about is the bottom line"
5. courtship, wooing, courting, suit, entreaty, prayer, appeal
usage: a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage); "its was a brief and intense courtship"
6. suit, entreaty, prayer, appeal
usage: a petition or appeal made to a person of superior status or rank

Verb

1. suit, accommodate, fit, meet, fit, conform to
usage: be agreeable or acceptable to; "This suits my needs"
2. suit, be
usage: be agreeable or acceptable; "This time suits me"
3. befit, suit, beseem, match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree
usage: accord or comport with; "This kind of behavior does not suit a young woman!"
4. become, suit, beautify, embellish, prettify
usage: enhance the appearance of; "Mourning becomes Electra"; "This behavior doesn't suit you!"
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