Apt
Apt adjective - Having a tendency to be or act in a certain way.
Usage example: that dog is apt to run off if you don't put him on a leash
Given
Given adjective - Being in the habit or custom.
Usage example: a quiet man not given to loud expressions of emotion
Apt is a synonym for given in likely topic. You can use "Apt" instead an adjective "Given", if it concerns topics such as property, prone, inclined. popular alternative
Nearby Word: give
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Stargate SG-1: Janet Fraiser's funeral in the episode "Heroes Part II", with a memorably apt eulogy given by Sam.
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Given that the medium is written, it might be more apt to call him 'The Unspellable'.
Source: The Unpronounceable -
Apt, given that he met his wife after falling from the tree branch from which he was spying on her.
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