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be proper for

VERB

suit

Synonyms

STRONGEST

become befit conform correspond enhance fit flatter go with gratify please satisfy serve

STRONG

accord agree answer benefit beseem check do fulfill go harmonize match square suffice tally

WEAK

answer a need be seemly check out cut the mustard fill the bill fit in get by go together make the grade pass muster

Antonyms

STRONGEST

anger annoy differ disappoint disturb frustrate mismatch offend refuse upset

STRONG

disagree fail miss neglect oppose question

WEAK

displease dissatisfy reject

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“Since I do not believe my impartiality can reasonably be questioned, I do not think it would be proper for me to recuse,” he wrote.

From Seattle Times • May 29, 2024

In a statement, Hybu Cig Cymru said it "must advise that it would not be proper for any HR matters to be discussed in public on the basis of anonymous sources".

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2024

Against the backdrop of these secondary sources, it would not be proper for Wikipedia editors to remove the word investor simply because Musk tweeted—read: self-published—a contrarian point of view.

From Slate • May 3, 2022

The lawyer cited a congressional investigation, insisting it would not be proper for Hammergren to give Morrisey a deposition while that process is going on.

From Washington Times • Mar. 28, 2018

That night, at supper, someone remarked casually that since the army needed ammunition, wouldn’t it be proper for the ammunition factories to stay open on Sunday?

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara

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