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appropriate
adjective as in suitable
Strongest matches
applicable, apt, convenient, correct, fitting, good, opportune, pertinent, proper, relevant, true, useful
Weak matches
appurtenant, apropos, congruous, due, felicitous, germane, just, on the button, on the nose, rightful, seemly, tailor-made, well-suited, well-timed
verb as in set aside; allocate
verb as in steal
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Strong matches
annex, clap, cop, filch, grab, hijack, liberate, lift, pilfer, pocket, snatch, swipe, usurp
Weak matches
get fingers on, get hands on, grab hold of, moonlight requisition, take over
Example Sentences
A local ordinance on the appropriate use of phones, laptops and tablets came into force last week in Toyoake, a largely grey, concrete suburb of the industrial metropolis Nagoya.
“We wanted the designs to have that pre-Columbian quality, but at the same time to look appropriate for what they are: comic book characters,” says Meza-Leon.
“Two more years would be a long time to wait for a return to our target, and that possibility weighs on my judgment for appropriate monetary policy,” Barr said.
The “Good Luck, Babe!” singer’s return to L.A. will wrap up a brief North American tour where the venues finally felt appropriate to her stature as one of the breakout pop acts of the decade.
Given the deterioration in the labor market, most Fed officials judged that it would likely “be appropriate to ease policy further over the remainder of the year.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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