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more proper

ADJECTIVE

suitable

Synonyms

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appropriate convenient decent fitting good legitimate useful

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able applicable apt au fait becoming befitting capable competent desired felicitous fit happy just meet qualified right suited true

Antonyms

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improper inappropriate unfitting unseemly unsuitable unsuited

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crass crude general incorrect misbehaving objectionable substandard unacceptable unconventional

ADJECTIVE

mannerly, decent

Synonyms

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correct moral polite precise respectable

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becoming befitting by the book by the numbers comely comme il faut conforming de rigueur decorous demure genteel in line kosher nice priggish prim prissy prudish punctilious puritanical refined right seemly solid square stone straight strait-laced stuffy

Antonyms

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bad corrupt dishonest imprecise inaccurate inexact

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crass crude general improper incorrect misbehaving objectionable substandard unacceptable unconventional unsuitable

ADJECTIVE

conventional, correct

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accurate exact formal precise usual

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absolute accepted arrant complete consummate customary decorous established free of error on target on the button on the nose on the right track orthodox out-and-out right unmistaken utter

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careless false imprecise inaccurate inexact questionable

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crass crude general improper incorrect misbehaving objectionable substandard unacceptable unconventional unsuitable

ADJECTIVE

individual, personal

Synonyms

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special specific

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characteristic distinctive idiosyncratic own particular peculiar private respective

Antonyms

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crass crude general improper incorrect misbehaving objectionable substandard unacceptable unconventional unsuitable

Example Sentences

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Meanwhile, the European Union has called on member states to start filling gas storage early to ensure proper refilling for the next heating season.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

The state’s case will ensure proper management of the nonprofit’s funds including the pending payment, Bonta said.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2024

Investigators have now urged all GPs to ensure proper infection-prevention measures are followed.

From BBC • Jul. 24, 2024

A high imaging speed of around 100 frames/second is also necessary to limit cardiac motion artifacts and ensure proper imaging inside an artery.

From Science Daily • Mar. 5, 2024

Hence it follows that the skins are to be well crushed before fermentation begins, to ensure proper action in the must.

From The Art of Living in Australia ; together with three hundred Australian cookery recipes and accessory kitchen information by Mrs. H. Wicken by Muskett, Philip E.