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- belonging
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- get fingers on
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- grab hold of
- moonlight requisition
- take over
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SYNONYM OF THE DAY
OCTOBER 26, 1985
WORDS RELATED TO APPROPRIATE
- acceptable
- allowed
- applicable
- appropriate
- concedable
- fair
- fitting
- just
- justifiable
- lawful
- legal
- legitimate
- licit
- likely
- logical
- not impossible
- not unlikely
- okay
- passable
- permissible
- permitted
- pertinent
- possible
- probable
- proper
- rational
- reasonable
- relevant
- right
- suitable
- tolerable
- tolerated
- warranted
- worthy
- accept
- adapt
- affiliate
- affirm
- appropriate
- approve
- assent
- assume
- borrow
- embrace
- endorse
- espouse
- follow
- go down the line
- go in for
- imitate
- maintain
- mimic
- opt
- ratify
- seize
- select
- support
- take on
- take over
- take up
- tap
- use
- utilize
- appropriate
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- commendable
- desirable
- expedient
- fit
- fitting
- judicious
- politic
- prudent
- seemly
- sensible
- sound
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- tactical
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- adequate
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- average
- decent
- fair
- fit
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- good
- hunky-dory
- okay
- okey-dokey
- passable
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- satisfying
- standard
- sufficient
- swell
- tolerable
- unexceptional
- unobjectionable
- admeasure
- allot
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- appropriate
- budget
- cut
- designate
- dish out
- divvy
- earmark
- give
- mete
- set aside
- share
- slice
- admeasures
- allots
- apportions
- appropriates
- budgets
- cuts
- designates
- dishes out
- divvies
- earmarks
- gives
- metes
- sets aside
- shares
- slices
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proper
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right
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fitting
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swipe
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property, right
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adj
1 adapted, applicable, apposite, appurtenant, apropos, apt, becoming, befitting, belonging, congruous, correct, felicitous, fit, fitting, germane, meet (archaic) opportune, pertinent, proper, relevant, right, seemly, suitable, to the point, to the purpose, well-suited, well-timed
vb
2 allocate, allot, apportion, assign, devote, earmark, set apart
3 annex, arrogate, assume, commandeer, confiscate, expropriate, impound, pre-empt, seize, take, take over, take possession of, usurp
4 embezzle, filch, misappropriate, pilfer, pocket, steal
Antonyms
, adj improper, inappropriate, incompatible, incorrect, inopportune, irrelevant, unfitting, unsuitable, untimely
vb
3 & 4 cede, donate, give, relinquish
English Collins Dictionary — English synonyms & Thesaurus
appropriate
( appropriates 3rd person present) ( appropriating present participle) ( appropriated past tense & past participle )
The adjective is pronounced əproʊpriət. The verb is pronounced əproʊprieɪt.
1 adj Something that is appropriate is suitable or acceptable for a particular situation.
oft it v-link ADJ that/to-inf, ADJ for/to n (Antonym: inappropriate)
Dress neatly and attractively in an outfit appropriate to the job…, The teacher can then take appropriate action.
♦
appropriately adv ADV with v, ADV with cl/group
It’s entitled, appropriately enough, `Art for the Nation’.
2 verb If someone appropriates something which does not belong to them, they take it, usually without the right to do so.
FORMAL
(=purloin)
Several other newspapers have appropriated the idea… V n
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! Flat EKG |
n. |
Absence of Electric Systoles = Cardiac Arrest |
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get your panties in a wad |
exp. |
= get your knickers in a twist/knot |
US English, colloquial |
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! Relasd|her|s|article|Give-to-get-policy?language=en_US |
n. |
Relasd/her/s/article/Give-to-get-policy?language=en_US&utm_source=onboarding&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=onboarding_us&utm_content=ob_us_r.p |
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! BackwardCompatibility |
n. |
Relasd/her/s/article/Give-to-get-policy?language=en_US&utm_source=onboarding&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=onboarding_us&utm_content=ob_us_r.p |
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sexter |
n. |
person who sends sexts (= sex texts) |
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chav |
n. |
In the UK, a chav is a highly antisocial juvenile delinquent who wears (usually counterfeit) designer sports clothes and high-end brands and vulgar jewellery (= bling) and listens to rap music. |
Very common, colloquial |
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la-la land |
n. |
1. Los Angeles or Hollywood, especially with regard to the film and television industry, in their reputed glamour and trendiness 2. a fanciful state or dreamworld [be in la-la land = a state of being out of touch with reality] |
[US] [informal] 1. She’s very fond of stories about life in la-la land 2. He’s unrealistic about these issues and looks like he’s in la-la land the whole time |
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negative press |
exp. |
= bad press: negative opinion or image expressed in the media |
The firm got some negative press over that decision |
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! albeit : «Reality is merely an illusion,albeit a very persistent one!» |
conj. |
albeit although, even if, even though, notwithstanding that, tho’ (U.S. or poetic) though <You use albeit to introduce a fact or comment which reduces the force or significance of what you have just said. FORMAL adv ADV with cl/group (=although) |
Charles’s letter was indeed published, albeit in a somewhat abbreviated form. |
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appropriateverb
The central idea of withdrawing makes abstract in common speech a euphemism for appropriate (unlawfully), purloin, steal. In mental processes we discriminate between objects by distinguishing their differences; we separate some one element from all that does not necessarily belong to it, abstract it, and view it alone. We may separate two ideas, and hold both in mind in comparison or contrast; but when we abstract one of them, we drop the other out of thought. The mind is abstracted when it is withdrawn from all other subjects and concentrated upon one, diverted when it is drawn away from what it would or should attend to by some other interest, distracted when the attention is divided among different subjects, so that it can not be given properly to any. The trouble with the distracted person is that he is not abstracted. Compare DISCERN.
Synonyms:
abstract, detach, discriminate, distinguish, distract, divert, eliminate, purloin, remove, separate, steal, take away, withdrawAntonyms:
add, combine, complete, conjoin, fill up, increase, restore, strengthen, unitePreposition:
The purse may be abstracted from the pocket; the substance from the accidents; a book into a compend.
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appropriateverb
suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc
«a book not appropriate for children»; «a funeral conducted the appropriate solemnity»; «it seems that an apology is appropriate»
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unbefitting, wrong, inappropriate, improper -
allow, appropriate, earmark, set aside, reserveverb
give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
«I will earmark this money for your research»; «She sets aside time for meditation every day»
Synonyms:
admit, grant, set aside, capture, suspend, hold, let, book, give up, reserve, tolerate, countenance, permit, provide, leave, allow, conquer, take into account, seize, allow for, earmarkAntonyms:
improper, inappropriate, wrong, unbefitting -
appropriate, capture, seize, conquerverb
take possession of by force, as after an invasion
«the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants»; «The army seized the town»; «The militia captured the castle»
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usurp, capture, fascinate, attach, earmark, sequester, conquer, beguile, impound, get, allow, captivate, enamour, suppress, trance, confiscate, get hold of, assume, prehend, enamor, take over, becharm, reserve, arrogate, subdue, curb, stamp down, set aside, seize, clutch, entrance, inhibit, charm, catch, grab, enchant, bewitchAntonyms:
inappropriate, unbefitting, wrong, improper
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appropriateverb
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adopt, take to one’s self, take as one’s own -
appropriateverb
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appropriateverb
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appropriateadjective
Synonyms:
adapted, fit, fitting, befitting, apt, PAT, suitable, proper, becoming, due, seemly, agreeable, conformable, congruous, germane, convenient, pertinent, apposite, felicitous, applicable, APROPOS, to the point, to the purpose
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List of paraphrases for «appropriate»:
suitable, adequate, proper, relevant, fit, applicable, necessary, competent, timely, corresponding, right, adapted, fitting, due, opportune, occasion, appropriately, correct, pertinent, required, desirable, convenient, properly, tailored, expedient, good, advisable, inappropriate, sufficient, suitably, useful, decent, adequately, reasonable
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John Fetterman:
We’re the party that doesn’t want to criminalize things like marijuana, small-scale marijuana possessions. We don’t want to criminalize. We want to get rid of cash bail where it’s appropriate, so we don’t criminalize poverty, we don’t criminalize race.
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Officer Mason Hagenbucher:
We would address it appropriately, and in my head — I dont know if a citation would be appropriate.
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The Advisory Council:
It concludes that removal from nationally directed versions of Google’s search services within the EU is the appropriate means to implement the ruling at this stage.
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Joseph Capurso:
The minutes are likely to reiterate that the U.S. economy is ‘solid’ and that current monetary policy settings are ‘appropriate’, which would support the dollar.
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Brian Mustanski:
We did a brief phone call with them to make sure they were appropriate for the study, we had them fill out questionnaires at the beginning.
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- مناسبArabic
- присвоявам си, уместен, определям, подходящ, предназначавам, съответенBulgarian
- apropiatCatalan, Valencian
- vhodný, odpovídající, příslušný, přiměřenýCzech
- priodolWelsh
- zuweisen, angebracht, zugewiesen, aneignen, angemessen, anpassen, passendGerman
- κατάλληλοςGreek
- konvenaEsperanto
- adueñarse, apropiado, designarSpanish
- مناسبPersian
- asianmukainen, varattu, täsmällinen, osoitettu, sovelias, sopivaFinnish
- appropriéFrench
- freagarrach, iomchaidhScottish Gaelic
- उपयुक्तHindi
- illő, megfelelő, kisajátít, elkülönítHungarian
- պատշաճ, համապատասխանArmenian
- appositoItalian
- 適当, 充当, 適切, 相応しいJapanese
- piederīgs, atbilstošs, piemērotsLatvian
- tika, tōtika, makitaunu, arotau, kokoraho, kaihauMāori
- toewijzen, toepasselijk, geschikt, gepast, aanpassen, passend, aangewezenDutch
- velegnet, formålstjenlig, annektere, passende, hensiktsmessig, egnetNorwegian
- odpowiedni, właściwy, stosownyPolish
- apoderar-se, apropriado, apropriar-se, apropriar, designarPortuguese
- присво́ить, соответствующий, присва́ивать, подходящий, вы́делить, выделя́ть, ассигнова́ть, подходящееRussian
- prìmjeren, pȍdesan, prìkladanSerbo-Croatian
- ustrézenSlovene
- tillägna sig, lämplig, tillbörligSwedish
- mwafakaSwahili
- เหมาะสมThai
- sâhiplenmek, isâbetli, biçilmiş kaftan, muvfâfık, lâyık, uygun, yakışık alır, yerindeTurkish
- مناسبUrdu
- thích hợpVietnamese
- 适当Chinese
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adapted, applicable, apropos, apt, attractive, en.synonym.one, becoming, befitting, conceivable, consistent, convenient, correct, decent, deserved, desired, dressed, due, earned, eligible, especial, exclusive, favourable, felicitous, fit, fitted, fitting, en.synonym.one, germane, happy, helpful, inclined, individual, intrinsic, just, justified, lawful, legal, legitimate, liable, likely, meet, merited, opportune, particular, peculiar, pertinent, polite, possible, presentable, probable, prone, proper, en.synonym.one, relevant, right, rightful, seasonable, seemly, select, standard, suitable, suited, true, unique, warranted, well, well-mannered, well-suited, worthy, acquire, attain, earn, gain, obtain, en.synonym.one, procure, secure, abstract, accumulate, acquire, adopt, allocate, en.synonym.one, allot, allow, annex, apply, appoint, apprehend, arrogate, assemble, assign, assume, borrow, bring together, capture, claim, collect, commandeer, confiscate, conquer, cop, dedicate, en.synonym.one, designate, devote, discharge, earmark, embrace, expropriate, filch, gather, hold, imitate, impound, lift, loot, obtain, occupy, overcome, perform, persevere, pilfer, pinch, pre-empt, prescribe, purloin, raise, reserve, en.synonym.one, rifle, rob, secrete, secure, seize, sequester, set apart, set aside, shop-lift, stake a claim, steal, subordinate, swipe, take, take away, take over, take up, unite, usurp, utilise, utilize, work at.
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