appropriateness
adjectiveDivide 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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