All appropriate synonyms
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A a adj appropriate
- relevant β bearing upon or connected with the matter in hand; pertinent: a relevant remark.
- useful β being of use or service; serving some purpose; advantageous, helpful, or of good effect: a useful member of society.
- convenient β If a way of doing something is convenient, it is easy, or very useful or suitable for a particular purpose.
- applicable β Something that is applicable to a particular situation is relevant to it or can be applied to it.
- apt β An apt remark, description, or choice is especially suitable.
- fitting β adapted or suited; appropriate: This water isn't fit for drinking. A long-necked giraffe is fit for browsing treetops.
- good β Graph-Oriented Object Database
- proper β adapted or appropriate to the purpose or circumstances; fit; suitable: the proper time to plant strawberries.
- pertinent β pertaining or relating directly and significantly to the matter at hand; relevant: pertinent details.
- correct β If something is correct, it is in accordance with the facts and has no mistakes.
- opportune β appropriate, favorable, or suitable: an opportune phrase for the occasion.
- true β being in accordance with the actual state or conditions; conforming to reality or fact; not false: a true story.
- belonging β secure relationship; affinity (esp in the phrase a sense of belonging)
- right β in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct.
- fit β adapted or suited; appropriate: This water isn't fit for drinking. A long-necked giraffe is fit for browsing treetops.
- deserved β rightfully earned or merited; just
- becoming β A piece of clothing, a colour, or a hairstyle that is becoming makes the person who is wearing it look attractive.
- adapted β If something is adapted to a particular situation or purpose, it is especially suitable for it.
- befitting β proper or right; suitable
- desired β wished for
- apropos β Something which is apropos, or apropos of, a subject or event, is connected with it or relevant to it.
- congruous β corresponding or agreeing
- due β together; in unison.
- felicitous β well-suited for the occasion, as an action, manner, or expression; apt; appropriate: The chairman's felicitous anecdote set everyone at ease.
- germane β closely or significantly related; relevant; pertinent: Please keep your statements germane to the issue.
- just β guided by truth, reason, justice, and fairness: We hope to be just in our understanding of such difficult situations.
- on the nose β the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- rightful β having a valid or just claim, as to some property or position; legitimate: the rightful owner of the farm.
- seemly β fitting or becoming with respect to propriety or good taste; decent; decorous: Your outburst of rage was hardly seemly.
- tailor-made β tailored.
- well-timed β fittingly or appropriately timed; opportune; timely: a well-timed demand for new legislation.
- appurtenant β relating, belonging, or accessory
- on the button β a small disk, knob, or the like for sewing or otherwise attaching to an article, as of clothing, serving as a fastening when passed through a buttonhole or loop.
- well-suited β appropriate: She is suited to such a job.
adjective appropriate
verb appropriate
- take β to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
- take over β the act of taking.
- misappropriate β to put to a wrong use.
- seize β to take hold of suddenly or forcibly; grasp: to seize a weapon.
- assume β If you assume that something is true, you imagine that it is true, sometimes wrongly.
- arrogate β If someone arrogates to themselves something such as a responsibility or privilege, they claim or take it even though they have no right to do so.
- usurp β to seize and hold (a position, office, power, etc.) by force or without legal right: The pretender tried to usurp the throne.
- adopt β If you adopt a new attitude, plan, or way of behaving, you begin to have it.
- steal β to take (the property of another or others) without permission or right, especially secretly or by force: A pickpocket stole his watch.
- borrow β If you borrow something that belongs to someone else, you take it or use it for a period of time, usually with their permission.
- confiscate β If you confiscate something from someone, you take it away from them, usually as a punishment.
- secure β free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
- annex β If a country annexes another country or an area of land, it seizes it and takes control of it.
- clap β When you clap, you hit your hands together to show appreciation or attract attention.