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Synonyms for appropriateness

  • noun

Most common

applicability propriety rightness expedience aptness appositeness suitableness appropriacy

All synonyms

Noun

propriety, applicability, rightness, expedience, fitness, aptitude, felicity, aptness, appositeness, suitableness, appropriacy

Antonyms

inappropriateness

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Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The quality or condition of being appropriate.

Example sentences

  • propriety Propriety cannot be separated from honesty.
  • rightness Rightness of limitation is essential for growth of reality.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
appropriatenesssteady
applicabilityfalling
proprietyfalling
rightnessrising
expediencesteady
aptnesssteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

7 letters
fitness2, aptness
8 letters
felicity4, aptitude3
9 letters
propriety4, rightness2
10 letters
expedience4
11 letters
appropriacy
12 letters
appositeness, suitableness
13 letters
applicability6

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fitness2 = 2 syllables).