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most appropriate

ADJECTIVE

suitable

Synonyms

STRONGEST

applicable apt convenient correct fitting good opportune pertinent proper relevant true useful

STRONG

adapted becoming befitting belonging deserved desired fit right

WEAK

appurtenant apropos congruous due felicitous germane just on the button on the nose rightful seemly tailor-made well-suited well-timed

Antonyms

STRONGEST

evil improper inappropriate incorrect inopportune irrelevant misbehaving unfitting unreal unskilled unsuitable

STRONG

unbecoming unfit unsuited

WEAK

unseemly

Example Sentences

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They will speak to each patient about their exposure to the virus to determine their risk, and “then there’ll be some conversations about the most appropriate duration of quarantine for these individuals,” she said.

From Slate • May 14, 2026

Given the tenor of the times, this may be the most appropriate way to mark this national anniversary.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

MSC said it would try to help customers identify and organise the most appropriate onward route, for which a mandatory surcharge of $800 per container will apply, to cover associated additional operational and logistical costs.

From Barron's • Mar. 9, 2026

The system was designed to notify the most appropriate subspecialist, such as a stroke neurologist or neurosurgeon.

From Science Daily • Feb. 10, 2026

This seems the most appropriate closing scene in our attempted recovery of “The Duel” as a famous and eminently visual story.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis