Suitable vs Practical - What's the difference?
suitable | practical |
Having sufficient or the required properties for a certain purpose or task; appropriate to a certain occasion.
(British) A part of an exam or series of exams in which the candidate has to demonstrate their practical ability
Based on practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis
Being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation; able to be put to use
Of a person, having skills or knowledge that are practical
As adjectives the difference between suitable and practical
is that suitable is having sufficient or the required properties for a certain purpose or task; appropriate to a certain occasion while practical is based on practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis.As a noun practical is
a part of an exam or series of exams in which the candidate has to demonstrate their practical ability.suitable
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Synonyms
* fit for purpose (British) * up to standard (British)Antonyms
* unsuitableDerived terms
* suitabilitySee also
* fit * meet * appropriate * apt * pertinent * seemly * eligible * consonant * corresponding * congruousExternal links
* * 1000 English basic wordspractical
English
Noun
(en noun)Adjective
(en adjective)- Jack didn't get an engineering degree, but has practical knowledge of metalworking.
- Jack's knowledge has the practical benefit of giving us useful prototype parts.
- All in all, Jack's a very practical chap