Synonyms and Antonyms of applicable
1
capable of being put to use or account
- is that information applicable in this case?
actionable, applicative, applied, functional, practicable, practical, serviceable, ultrapractical, usable (also useable), useful, workable, working
down-to-earth, pragmatic (also pragmatical), utilitarian
banausic, mundane
accessible, available, obtainable, reachable
all-around (also all-round), handy
active, alive, busy, employed, functioning, operating, operative
2
having to do with the matter at hand
- that comment isn't applicable to our discussion
frivolous, inconsequential, insignificant, little, minor, negligible, slight, trifling, trivial, unimportant
meaningless, purposeless, senseless, useless
inappropriate, inapt, unsuitable
inadmissible
3
meeting the requirements of a purpose or situation
- a knack for selecting the most applicable word
appropriate, apt, becoming, befitting, felicitous, fit, fitted, fitting, good, happy, meet, pretty, proper, right, suitable
condign, deserved, just, justified
needed, required, requisite
able, capable, competent, cut out, qualified, trained
pitch-perfect
acceptable, adequate, decent, kosher, satisfactory, serviceable, tolerable
correct, decorous, respectable, seemly
balanced, companionate, congruous, consonant, harmonious
rightful
incapable, incompetent, inept, inexpert, unqualified, unskilled, unskillful, untrained
inadequate, intolerable, unacceptable, unsatisfactory
