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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | beneficial, beneficent |
| Synonyms: | accessible, accommodating, advantageous, applicable, benevolent, bettering, caring, conducive, considerate, constructive, contributive, convenient, cooperative, crucial, effectual, efficacious, essential, favorable, fortunate, friendly, good for, important, improving, instrumental, invaluable, kind, neighborly, operative, practical, pragmatic, productive, profitable, serendipitous, serviceable, significant, suitable, supportive, symbiotic, sympathetic, timely, usable, useful, utilitarian, valuable |
| Antonyms: | disadvantageous, harmful, hurtful, injurious, unconstructive, unhelpful, useless, worthless |
| Main Entry: | justifiable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | reasonable, well-founded |
| Synonyms: | acceptable, admissible, allowable, condonable, defensible, excusable, fair, fit, forgivable, lawful, legit, legitimate, licit, logical, pardonable, probable, proper, reasonable, remissible, right, rightful, sound, suitable, tenable, understandable, valid, vindicable, warrantable |
| Antonyms: | unjustifiable, unreasonable, unwarranted |
| Main Entry: | meet |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fitting |
| Synonyms: | accommodated, applicable, appropriate, apt, conformed, equitable, expedient, fair, felicitous, fit, good, happy, just, proper, reconciled, right, suitable, timely |
| Antonyms: | improper, inappropriate, unfitting, unseemly |
| Main Entry: | official |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | authorized, legitimate |
| Synonyms: | accredited, approved, authentic, authenticated, authoritative, bona fide, canonical, cathedral, ceremonious, certified, cleared, conclusive, correct, customary, decided, decisive, definite, endorsed, established, ex cathedra, ex officio, fitting, formal, legitimate, licensed, okay*, ordered, orthodox, positive, precise, proper, real, recognized, rightful, sanctioned, suitable, true, valid |
| Notes: | an official (noun) is one who holds or is invested with an office or a referee or umpire in a game or sport - (adjective) having official authority or of or relating to an office; officious means marked by excessive eagerness in offering services or advice where they are neither requested nor needed |
| Antonyms: | unauthorized, unofficial, unsanctioned |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | open |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | accessible; not forbidden |
| Synonyms: | admissible, agreeable, allowable, approachable, appropriate, attainable, available, employable, fit, free, general, getable, nondiscriminatory, not posted, obtainable, on deck, on tap, open-door, operative, permitted, practicable, proper, public, reachable, securable, suitable, to be had, unconditional, unoccupied, unqualified, unrestricted, usable, vacant, welcoming, within reach |
| Antonyms: | blocked, closed, inaccessible, obstructed, shut, unavailable |
| Main Entry: | opportune |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | advantageous, lucky |
| Synonyms: | appropriate, apt, auspicious, convenient, favorable, felicitous, fit, fitting, fortuitous, fortunate, happy, helpful, pat, proper, propitious, seasonable, suitable, timely, timeous, well-timed |
| Antonyms: | disadvantageous, inauspicious, inopportune, unlucky, unsuitable |
| Main Entry: | perfect |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | accurate, correct |
| Synonyms: | appropriate, bull's-eye, certain, close, dead-on, definite, distinct, exact, express, faithful, fit, ideal, model, needed, on target, on the button, on the money, precise, proper, required, requisite, right, sharp, strict, suitable, textbook, to a T, to a turn, true, unerring, very |
| Antonyms: | imperfect, imprecise, inaccurate, wrong |
| Main Entry: | pleasing/pleasurable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | welcome, nice |
| Synonyms: | agreeable, amiable, amusing, charming, congenial, delightful, enchanting, engaging, enjoyable, entertaining, favorable, good, grateful, gratifying, likable, luscious, musical, palatable, pleasant, polite, satisfactory, satisfying, savory, suitable, sweet, winning |
| Antonyms: | bad, disagreeable, dismal, displeasing, grim, hurtful, troublesome, unpleasant, unwelcome, upsetting |
| Main Entry: | popular |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | well-known, favorite |
| Synonyms: | accepted, approved, attractive, beloved, caught on, celebrated, crowd-pleasing, faddish, famous, fashionable, favored, in, in demand, in favor, in the mainstream, in vogue, leading, likable, liked, lovable, noted, notorious, now*, okay*, pleasing, praised, preferred, prevailing, prominent, promoted, right stuff, run-after, selling, social, societal, sought, sought-after, stylish, suitable, the rage, thing*, trendy, well-liked, well-received |
| Antonyms: | disliked, unknown, unpopular |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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