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Adjective
▲
Marked by suitability or aptness
suitable
proper
fitting
apt
relevant
connected
pertinent
apposite
applicable
germane
material
significant
right
congruous
convenient
expedient
favorableUS
favourableUK
auspicious
propitious
opportune
felicitous
well judged
seemly
befitting
becoming
deserved
ad rem
apropos
correct
fit
fitted
good
in keeping
suited
well-suited
appurtenant
happy
meet
seasonable
to the point
to the purpose
more ❯
“The movie contains content that may not be appropriate for children.”
Adjective
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Timely or marked by good timing
timely
opportune
prompt
punctual
timeous
well timed
“The applause would come in an appropriate manner when awkward silence had threatened to derail the act.”
Adjective
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Advantageous to one's aims or goals
favourableUK
favorableUS
advantageous
opportune
beneficial
helpful
good
propitious
auspicious
timely
suitable
profitable
convenient
useful
fitting
kindly
friendly
beneficent
fortunate
seasonable
providential
fit
lucky
benignant
benefic
happy
promising
right
pleasant
salutary
constructive
benign
nice
prosperous
welcome
handy
encouraging
conducive
satisfactory
gratifying
worthy
fair
wholesome
pleasing
toward
cheering
flattering
healthful
pleasurable
pleasureful
reassuring
hopeful
well-timed
of benefit
full of promise
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Fitting, or legitimately deserved or claimed
rightful
just
deserved
fitting
fair
right
proper
due
merited
justified
warranted
suitable
apt
condign
fit
reasonable
befitting
requisite
applicable
competent
earned
legitimate
permitted
well deserved
well earned
holding water
in principle
twenty-four carat
justifiable
meet
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Something precise or exact
special
precise
exact
particular
actual
clear-cut
complete
detailed
explicit
certain
given
specific
specified
proper
defined
definite
thorough
minute
blow-by-blow
circumstantial
itemizedUS
particularizedUS
accurate
painstaking
elaborate
faithful
scrupulous
close
selective
meticulous
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Used or accepted broadly
approved
accepted
established
traditional
conventional
standard
sanctioned
recognisedUK
recognizedUS
authorisedUK
authorizedUS
customary
official
confirmed
usual
regular
acknowledged
agreed
normal
correct
common
received
universal
endorsed
passed
certified
allowed
supported
affirmed
ratified
backed
validated
proven
certain
chosen
legalisedUK
legalizedUS
OK'd
permitted
time-honoured
agreed upon
made official
vouched for
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Having been recommended or approved, typically by an authority
stated
approved
authorisedUK
authorizedUS
determined
required
recommended
suggested
suitable
arranged
agreed
ruled
exact
explicit
official
definite
Adjective
▲
Allowed, especially within a set of regulations
allowable
permissible
permitted
acceptable
allowed
admissible
authorisedUK
authorizedUS
sanctioned
approved
legitimate
lawful
legal
proper
licit
tolerable
legit
tolerated
kosher
OK
excusable
pardonable
sanctionable
suitable
venial
passable
satisfactory
pukka
sufferable
above board
within the law
all right
in order
within accepted bounds
by the book
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Deemed acceptable or appropriate by society
socially acceptable
respectful
diplomatic
considerate
inoffensive
gender-free
inclusive
liberal
multicultural
nondiscriminatory
nonracist
nonsexist
politically correct
PC
polite
dogmatic
politic
right-on
orthodox
Adjective
▲
Being fully accessible and obtainable with little regard to restrictions
open-door
open
admissible
agreeable
allowable
approachable
attainable
available
employable
fit
free
general
getable
nondiscriminatory
not posted
obtainable
on deck
on tap
operative
permitted
practicable
proper
public
reachable
securable
suitable
to be had
unconditional
unoccupied
unqualified
unrestricted
usable
vacant
welcoming
within reach
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Imperative or essential for one's well-being or goals
necessary
required
essential
needed
requisite
vital
indispensable
needful
demanded
important
key
central
consequential
intrinsic
must-have
pivotal
all-important
core
critical
integral
necessitous
called for
high-priority
inherent
innate
rudimentary
substantive
all important
basic
binding
bottom-line
cardinal
chief
compelling
crucial
decisive
desired
elementary
exigent
expedient
fundamental
momentous
paramount
preferred
prerequisite
pressing
prime
principal
proper
quintessential
recommended
significant
specified
urgent
wanted
de rigueur
vitally important
incumbent on
life-and-death
pre-eminent
name of game
of great consequence
of the essence
of the utmost importance
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Uniquely connected with someone or something
specific
particular
distinctive
individual
special
distinct
inherent
peculiar
separate
typical
characteristic
distinguishing
endemic
exclusive
idiosyncratic
intrinsic
personal
representative
restricted
singular
unique
especial
innate
particularisedUK
particularizedUS
proper
prototypical
signature
symptomatic
reserved
found only in
particular to
peculiar to
more ❯
Verb
▲
To take, claim or use for one's own benefit, usually without the owner's consent
seize
commandeer
expropriate
annexeUK
annexUS
arrogate
sequestrate
sequester
take possession of
take over
assume
secure
acquire
convert
preempt
press
wrest
confiscate
impound
pre-empt
usurp
capture
claim
conquer
lay claim to
hijack
take
requisition
occupy
attach
more ❯
“Approval to appropriate these sacred grounds for the construction of a new park did not sit well with the indigenous community.”
Verb
▲
To steal
steal
take
misappropriate
thieve
pilfer
pocket
purloin
make off with
embezzle
swipe
nab
rip off
lift
filch
snaffle
snitch
bag
walk away with
walk off with
liberate
pinch
nick
half-inch
boost
heist
hook
nip
whip
knock off
peculate
defalcate
abstract
blag
trouser
more ❯
“When the charges were laid after Kiera had decided to appropriate millions of dollars from her company, her fall from grace was assured.”
Verb
▲
To dedicate or set aside something for a particular purpose
allocate
allot
assign
apportion
designate
reserve
earmark
devote
consign
dedicate
allow
budget
keep
maintain
fix
set aside
set apart
lay aside
make available
give
save
distribute
consecrate
ration
divvy
mete out
dispense
set by
divvy up
mete
more ❯
“The county continues to appropriate funds for senior services that help keep our seniors independent.”
Verb
▲
To reproduce something for one's own benefit, typically without the owner's consent
plagiariseUK
plagiarizeUS
copy
reproduce
poach
steal
bootleg
infringe the copyright of
pirate
rip off
crib
lift
pinch
nick
borrow
rip
counterfeit
reproduce illegally
copy illegally
forge
imitate
thieve
infringe
pass off as your own
duplicate
copycat
replicate
scrape
infringe on
monkey
falsify
fake
knock off
“To appropriate the work of another artist for propaganda is highly unethical.”
Verb
▲
To come into possession of
get
acquire
obtain
come by
come to have
come into possession of
receive
gain
earn
win
come into
come in for
take possession of
take receipt of
be given
buy
purchase
procure
possess oneself of
secure
gather
collect
pick up
amass
build up
hook
net
land
achieve
attain
get hold of
get your hands on
grab
bag
get one's mitts on
score
snag
glean
nab
collar
have
cop
latch onto
rack up
access
lock up
swing
inherit
more ❯
Verb
▲
To wield or make use of
harness
use
utilizeUS
employ
operate
exploit
apply
exercise
ply
engage
handle
wield
manipulate
utiliseUK
manoeuvreUK
maneuverUS
control
adopt
field
channel
mobiliseUK
mobilizeUS
make use of
resort to
put to use
take advantage of
find a use for
turn to good account
capitalize on
turn to account
more ❯
Verb
▲
To change one substance into another
transubstantiate
transform
metamorphose
convert
transfigure
transmute
alter
mutate
turn
transpose
transmogrify
alchemize
remodel
modify
reorganiseUK
reorganizeUS
translate
switch
restyle
revise
interchange
commute
apply
download
make
downlink
make over
switch over
change
reconstruct
more ❯
Verb
▲
Bite off
bite off
accept
attempt
grab
tackle
undertake
Verb
▲
To assimilate into a body, structure or system
absorb
assimilate
incorporate
integrate
embody
accommodate
homogeniseUK
homogenizeUS
include
intermix
subsume
co-opt
take in
swallow up
combine
amalgamate
blend
merge
consolidate
fuse
mix
mesh
interfuse
unify
marry
unite
mingle
meld
join
coalesce
more ❯
Verb
▲
To assign to a category
designate
classify
categoriseUK
categorizeUS
characteriseUK
characterizeUS
class
grade
rank
denominate
group
mark
sort
catalogueUK
file
order
organiseUK
organizeUS
systematiseUK
systematizeUS
systemize
typecast
allocate
arrange
index
assign
assort
allot
catalogUS
coordinate
label
list
apportion
mete
slot
tab
more ❯
Verb
▲
To arrange for something to belong to, or be officially controlled by, somebody else
transfer
surrender
divert
relinquish
refer
allocate
charge
commission
designate
grant
redirect
allot
channel
devolve
intrust
place
task
vest
cast
leave
abdicate
alien
alienate
apportion
assign
cede
change
commit
confer
confide
consign
convey
deed
delegate
entrust
give
hand
hand over
make over
pass
reassign
relegate
repose
transmit
trust
turn over
pass on
sign over
give over
hand on
more ❯
Verb
▲
To intrude on someone else's territory, rights, business or personal affairs
encroach
intrude
impinge
infringe
invade
trespass
creep
infiltrate
overstep
obtrude
disrupt
disturb
inch
interrupt
worm
entrench
gatecrash
interfere
interpose
intervene
meddle
trench
usurp
violate
arrogate
crash
cut in
impose oneself
barge in
interfere with
butt in
make inroads
eat into
elbow in
entrench on
horn in
horn in on
make inroads into
muscle in
muscle in on
squeeze in
stick one's nose into
work in
worm in
step on someone's toes
tread on someone's toes
invade someone's space
more ❯
Verb
▲
To browse rapidly
dip into
browse through
riffle through
skim through
browse
dabble
get
glance
peruse
read quickly
sample
scan
seize
skim
take
taste
try
flick through
flip through
glance at
glance over
leaf through
look through
play at
rifle through
run over
run through
thumb through
give something a once-over
give the once-over
cast your eye over
have a quick look at
more ❯
Verb
▲
To remove or take away from
dispossess
divest
strip
deprive
rob
expropriate
oust
bereave
reave
relieve
disinherit
cheat out of
do out of
diddle out of
put out
take away
throw into the street
abate
deny
despoil
benim
confiscate
seize
bankrupt
denude
trick out of
fleece
fortake
impound
starve
more ❯
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