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proper

[prop-er] / ˈprɒp ər /
ADJECTIVE
suitable
Synonyms
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appropriate convenient decent fitting good legitimate useful
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able applicable apt au fait becoming befitting capable competent desired felicitous fit happy just meet qualified right suited true
Antonyms
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improper inappropriate unfitting unseemly unsuitable unsuited
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crass crude general incorrect misbehaving objectionable substandard unacceptable unconventional
ADJECTIVE
mannerly, decent
Synonyms
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correct moral polite precise respectable
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becoming befitting by the book by the numbers comely comme il faut conforming de rigueur decorous demure genteel in line kosher nice priggish prim prissy prudish punctilious puritanical refined right seemly solid square stone straight strait-laced stuffy
Antonyms
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bad corrupt dishonest imprecise inaccurate inexact
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crass crude general improper incorrect misbehaving objectionable substandard unacceptable unconventional unsuitable
ADJECTIVE
conventional, correct
Synonyms
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accurate exact formal precise usual
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absolute accepted arrant complete consummate customary decorous established free of error on the button on the nose on the right track on-target orthodox out-and-out right unmistaken utter
Antonyms
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careless false imprecise inaccurate inexact questionable
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crass crude general improper incorrect misbehaving objectionable substandard unacceptable unconventional unsuitable
ADJECTIVE
individual, personal
Synonyms
STRONGEST
special specific
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characteristic distinctive idiosyncratic own particular peculiar private respective
Antonyms
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crass crude general improper incorrect misbehaving objectionable substandard unacceptable unconventional unsuitable

Example Sentences

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"My job and responsibility is to provide good stewardship... Good stewardship includes ensuring a proper transition at Hyatt", said Pritzker, the billionaire heir to the hotel chain's fortune.

From BBC

Pritzker, 75 years old, said in a memo to the Hyatt board that his departure would allow for a “proper handoff” at the company.

From The Wall Street Journal

UUP leader Jon Burrows said the health minister - who is also in the UUP - made the decision "independently", adding: "That's absolutely proper."

From BBC

An apprenticeship would provide him with "proper training".

From BBC

He talked constantly about building a proper house, one that would lift the family out of mud and tin for good.

From BBC

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.