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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | important, relevant |
| Synonyms: | ad rem, applicable, applicative, apposite, apropos, big, cardinal, consequential, considerable, essential, fundamental, germane, grave, indispensable, intrinsic, key, meaningful, momentous, pertinent, pointful, primary, serious, significant, substantial, vital, weighty |
| Notes: | germane and relevant indicate pertinence to a matter, but may not be essential; material means pertinent and necessary material is based on Latin materialis 'formed of matter'; materiel means 'personnel' or 'military arms or equipment' |
| Antonyms: | immaterial, irrelevant, unimportant, unsubstantial |
| Main Entry: | pertinent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | relevant, suitable |
| Synonyms: | ad rem, admissible, applicable, apposite, appropriate, apropos, apt, connected, fit, fitting, germane, kosher*, legit, material, on target, on the button, on the nose, opportune, pat, pertaining, proper, related, right on, to the point, to the purpose |
| Notes: | relevant means 'worthy of raising in the context of discussion'; pertinent means 'applicable to the point at issue' |
| Antonyms: | inappropriate, irrelevant, unsuitable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | relative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | pertinent, applicable |
| Synonyms: | apposite, appropriate, appurtenant, apropos, contingent, dependent, germane, pertaining, referring, related, relevant |
| Antonyms: | irrelevant, separate, unrelated |
| Main Entry: | seasonable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | timely, appropriate |
| Synonyms: | apropos, apt, auspicious, convenient, favorable, fit, opportune, pertinent, propitious, prosperous, providential, relevant, seasonal, suitable, timeous, towardly, welcome, well-timed |
| Notes: | seasonal means 'pertaining to the seasons' or 'periodical' and seasonable means 'suitable to the season'; so seasonal refers to a characteristic of an event or phenomenon, whereas seasonable offers a judgment about that characteristic |
| Antonyms: | inappropriate, inclement, unfitting, unseasonable, unsuitable, untimely |
| Main Entry: | toward/towards |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | concerning |
| Synonyms: | about, against, anent, apropos, as for, as to, for, in re, re, regarding, with regard to, with respect to |
| Main Entry: | toward |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | approaching |
| Synonyms: | against, anent, apropos, beneficial, coming, concerning, facing, favoring, forward, into, near, obliging, propitious, regarding, willing |
| Antonyms: | away from |
| Main Entry: | apropos of |
| Part of Speech: | preposition |
| Definition: | with regard to |
| Synonyms: | apropos, concerning, in connection with, speaking of, with reference to |
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