Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for apropos. Search instead for avrops.
Definitions

apropos

[ap-ruh-poh] / ˌæp rəˈpoʊ /


ADVERB
relevantly, suitably
Synonyms
Antonyms




Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

There was also a successful sell signal last summer, although that it is not apropos to the current analysis.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

She incorporates films as seemingly irrelevant but surprisingly apropos as the Bela Lugosi horror movie “The Black Cat” and an Astaire-Rogers musical.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

During an appearance on The Late Show, when Stephen Colbert asked, apropos of nothing, if she has a favorite novelty flag to display at her home, Jackson laughed and offered a polite “no comment.”

From Slate • Oct. 4, 2024

Over and over again he kept bringing it up, apropos of nothing, as if on a loop.

From Salon • Aug. 9, 2024

Hirschboeck: What you’re saying is very apropos to what’s going on here.

From "Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago" by LeAlan Jones




Vocabulary lists containing apropos