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appropriateness
adjective
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Divide appropriateness into syllables:

ap · pro · pri · ate · ness

How to pronounce appropriateness:

Definition of appropriateness:

appropriateness (adjective):
especially suitable or compatible fitting

Synonyms for appropriateness:

acceptability
adequacy
applicability
appositeness
appropriate
apropos
aptness
becomingness
compatibility
congruousness
convenience
correctness
felicitousness
felicity
fitness
fittingness
germaneness
happiness
inappropriate
just the ticket
justifiability
opportuneness
pertinence
properness
propriety
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Antonyms for appropriateness:

abandon
bad behavior
bad form
bad manners
barbarism
blunder
churlishness
crudeness
decadence
disagreement
discord
discourtesy
dishonesty
dishonor
dishonour
disorganisation
disorganization
extraneousness
faux pas
gaffe
gaucherie
goof
immodesty
immorality
impoliteness
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