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proper
adjective as in suitable
Strongest matches
appropriate, convenient, decent, fitting, good, legitimate, useful
adjective as in mannerly, decent
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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
adjective as in conventional, correct
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absolute, accepted, arrant, complete, consummate, customary, decorous, established, free of error, on the button, on the nose, on the right track, on-target, orthodox, out-and-out, right, unmistaken, utter
adjective as in individual, personal
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characteristic, distinctive, idiosyncratic, own, particular, peculiar, private, respective
Example Sentences
David Bier, director of immigration studies at the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank, said the government is relying on the shocking percentages, without proper context, to advance a narrative.
Bdap was granted refugee status by the United Nations but he had been detained in a Bangkok prison since December when he was jailed for staying in the country without proper travel documents.
"He doesn't drink, he eats proper food," 1979 UK champion John Virgo said.
For centuries, appearing in public without the proper headgear was a faux pas.
“Insults about my character,” he said, “are unfounded and unproductive…I have operated within the rules, I’ve been transparent about my aims, and I’ve engaged through proper channels to resolve disagreements.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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