as in suitability
the quality or state of being especially suitable or fitting
visitors remarked on the appropriateness of window boxes on the cottage, noting they gave it a quaint, cheerful look
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for appropriateness
Noun
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The key here is relevance—AI ensures the right message reaches the right player at the right time.—
Ying Yang,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025 -
Since 2019, for example, China, Iran, and Russia have occasionally conducted joint military exercises in a trilateral format, but these exercises had little strategic relevance.—
Christopher S. Chivvis,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Once a determination is made regarding the validity of any allegations, a report is prepared and cases are referred to outside investigatory agencies, including the Attorney General’s Office and county District Attorney offices.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
Fox News,
25 Mar. 2025
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Last month, Microsoft touted its quantum breakthrough, although some physicists have doubted its validity.—
Emily Forlini,
PCMAG,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This kind of convenience adds to Apple Wallet's usefulness.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
7 Mar. 2025
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Full disclosure, this was a category borne of the pandemic that has largely outlived its usefulness.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
Orlando Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The company has struggled to gain its own identity and relevancy in an increasingly competitive global automotive landscape.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
18 Mar. 2025
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Now, achieving relevancy — one of Curry’s favorite words — is well within reach.—
Danny Emerman,
The Mercury News,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Most rowing machines can be adjusted to provide an appropriate challenge to people of all fitness levels.—
Tim Petrie, DPT,
Verywell Health,
18 Mar. 2025
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Your body type, fitness level, and genetics all play a role.—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Marshall kept pressing the point beyond the bounds of propriety.—
Tevi Troy,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Mar. 2025
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Andrews' nuanced design of P.L. Travers' creation is an astute, mellifluous, and delightfully intimidating creature of talent and propriety — and as the world would realize, so, too, was Andrews.—
EW Staff,
EW.com,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Appropriateness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appropriateness. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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