apt

Suitable for a particular situation or purpose.

• That is an apt description.
• Her choice of music was particularly apt for the occasion.
• Can you think of a more apt title?

Similar words: appropriate, suitable, fitting

Opposites: inappropriate, unsuitable

Common phrases: an apt description, an apt comparison, particularly apt

Likely to do something or for something to happen, often something unwanted.

• He is apt to lose his keys.
• Small children are apt to ask unexpected questions.
• Prices are apt to rise during the holidays.

How to use it: apt to do something (These paths are apt to flood after heavy rain.)

Similar words: likely, liable, prone

Opposites: unlikely

Common phrases: apt to forget, apt to change, apt to happen

Naturally good at learning or doing something.

• She was an apt pupil.
• His teacher found him apt and eager to learn.
• An apt student can quickly master these basic techniques.

Similar words: gifted, quick, able

Common phrases: an apt pupil, an apt student, an apt learner