What does apter mean?
Apter means comparative form of apt: more apt.
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/ˈæptə/ · adjective
comparative form of apt: more apt.
Thou tremblest; and the whiteness in thy cheek Is apter than thy tongue to tell thy errand.
[I]t hath been many an honest man's hap to pass for the father of children he never begot; and if your worship should provide for the child, it may make the people the apter to believe […]
Would you deign to be my instructress, I should prove an apter scholar than if taught by Signor Rappaccini himself.
Use apter when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Apter means comparative form of apt: more apt.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Thou tremblest; and the whiteness in thy cheek Is apter than thy tongue to tell thy errand.
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