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Definition of applicable : Capable of being applied; fit or suitable to be applied; having relevance; as, this observation is applicable to the case under consideration.

Synonyms:

happy, right, workable, befitting, proper, material, applicative, felicitous, becoming, ultrapractical, salient, fitted, meet, actionable, good, applicatory, working, live, relative, pretty

germane, apposite, pointed, logical, pertinent, relevant, apropos, apt, to the point

at hand, fitting, expedient, handy, effectual, serviceable, convenient, helpful, functional, practicable, usable, commodious, utilizable, reusable, advantageous, multipurpose, available, versatile, practical, beneficial, appropriate, all-purpose, suitable, useful, instrumental, utilitarian, effective, applied, employable

fit, study atrelevant

Usage examples:

• Besides this, the following principles, applicable whenever the alphabet of one language is transferred to another, were recognised:- 1. Letters for which there was no use were left behind. - "The English Language", Robert Gordon Latham.
• In short, water- treatment was, like other methods, an excellent thing for certain symptoms, but not generally and safely applicable in every case. - "Hydriatic treatment of Scarlet Fever in its Different Forms", Charles Munde.
• The Senate is absolutely without any known standard of decision applicable to such a case. - "Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to the Present", Various.