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Antonyms for appropriate
| Grammar : Adj, verb |
| Spell : adjective uh-proh-pree-it; verb uh-proh-pree-eyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : adjective əˈproʊ pri ɪt; verb əˈproʊ priˌeɪt |
Definition of appropriate
Origin :- early 15c., "take possession of," from Late Latin appropriatus, past participle of appropriare, adpropriare (c.450) "to make one's own," from Latin ad- "to" (see ad-) + propriare "take as one's own," from proprius "one's own" (see proper). Related: Appropriated; appropriating.
- adj suitable
- verb set aside; allocate
- verb steal
- I understood precisely why the name of 'Reddy' was appropriate to you.
- Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
- The dining-hall was decorated for the occasion with appropriate portraits.
- Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 6, May 7, 1870 » by Various
- Aside to audience in comic despair, with appropriate gesture.
- Extract from : « The Dramatic Values in Plautus » by Wilton Wallace Blancke
- But he did not have the work acted; it was sung in costume with a background of appropriate scenery.
- Extract from : « Handel » by Edward J. Dent
- They were appropriate to the place, and had been beautifully set to music.
- Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- Then, being all in all to one another, there was even an appropriate grace in the lock.
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- He took Clennam's card and appropriate pecuniary compliment.
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- His manner of imparting information, is thoughtful, and appropriate to the scene.
- Extract from : « The Uncommercial Traveller » by Charles Dickens
- At every annual meeting he has delivered an appropriate address.
- Extract from : « The Bay State Monthly, Vol. 1, Issue 1. » by Various
- I should advise you to appropriate the expression when speaking of her eyes.
- Extract from : « A Hero of Our Time » by M. Y. Lermontov
Synonyms for appropriate
- adapted
- allot
- allow
- annex
- applicable
- appoint
- apportion
- appurtenant
- apropos
- apt
- assign
- becoming
- befitting
- belonging
- borrow
- budget
- clap
- confiscate
- congruous
- convenient
- cop
- correct
- deserved
- desired
- devote
- disburse
- due
- earmark
- embezzle
- felicitous
- filch
- fit
- fitting
- germane
- get fingers on
- get hands on
- glom on to
- good
- grab
- grab hold of
- hijack
- just
- liberate
- lift
- misappropriate
- moonlight requisition
- on the button
- on the nose
- opportune
- pertinent
- pilfer
- proper
- relevant
- reserve
- right
- rightful
- secure
- seemly
- set apart
- snatch
- swipe
- tailor-made
- take over
- true
- useful
- usurp
- well-suited
- well-timed
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