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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | respectable; fit to be seen |
| Synonyms: | acceptable, attractive, becoming, decent, fit, good enough, not bad, okay*, passable, prepared, proper, satisfactory, suitable, tolerable |
| Antonyms: | ugly, unacceptable, unfit, unpresentable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | required/requisite |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | necessary |
| Synonyms: | appropriate, called for, compulsatory, compulsory, condign, demanded, deserved, due, enforced, essential, imperative, imperious, indispensable, just, mandatory, needed, needful, obligatory, prerequisite, prescribed, recommended, right, rightful, set, suitable, unavoidable, vital |
| Antonyms: | nonessential, optional, unnecessary |
| Main Entry: | respectable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | good, honest |
| Synonyms: | admirable, appropriate, august, becoming, befitting, comely, conforming, correct, creditable, decent, decorous, dignified, done, estimable, fair, honorable, mediocre, moderate, modest, nice, ordinary, passable, presentable, proper, redoubtable, redoubted, reputable, reputed, respected, satisfactory, seemly, sublime, suitable, tolerable, upright, venerable, virtuous, well-thought-of, worthy |
| Antonyms: | bad, corrupt, dishonest, dishonorable, unrespectable, unworthy |
| Main Entry: | right |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fair, just |
| Synonyms: | appropriate, condign, conscientious, deserved, due, equitable, ethical, fitting, good, honest, honorable, justifiable, lawful, legal, legitimate, merited, moral, proper, requisite, righteous, rightful, scrupulous, stand-up, suitable, true, upright, virtuous |
| Notes: | right means free from error or correct in opinion or judgment; a wright is someone who makes, builds, or repairs something |
| Antonyms: | corrupt, immoral, inequitable, unfair, unjust, wrong |
| Main Entry: | right |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | appropriate, fitting |
| Synonyms: | acceptable, adequate, advantageous, all right, becoming, befitting, comely, comme il faut, common, condign, convenient, correct, decent, decorous, deserved, desirable, done*, due, favorable, felicitous, fit, good, happy, ideal, merited, nice, opportune, proper, propitious, requisite, rightful, satisfactory, seemly, sufficient, suitable, tolerable |
| Notes: | right means free from error or correct in opinion or judgment; a wright is someone who makes, builds, or repairs something |
| Antonyms: | inappropriate, unfitting, unsuitable, unsuited, wrong |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | rightful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | legitimate |
| Synonyms: | applicable, appropriate, apt, authorized, befitting, bona fide, canonical, card-carrying, condign, deserved, due, ethical, fair, fit, fitting, holding water, honest, just, kosher*, lawful, legal, legit, merited, moral, moralistic, noble, official, on the level, on the up and up, orthodox, permitted, principled, proper, real, requisite, right, right-minded, suitable, true, twenty-four carat, valid, virtuous |
| Antonyms: | illegal, illegitimate, incorrect, wrongful |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ripe |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | favorable, ideal |
| Synonyms: | auspicious, opportune, right, suitable, timely |
| Antonyms: | inopportune, unfavorable, untimely |
| Main Entry: | satisfactory |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | acceptable, sufficient |
| Synonyms: | A-OK, adequate, all right, ample, appeasing, assuaging, assuasive, average, cogent, comfortable, competent, cool*, decent, delighting, enough, fair, fulfilling, good, good enough, gratifying, groovy*, passable, peachy*, pleasing, satisfying, solid, sound, sufficing, suitable, tolerable, unexceptional, up to snuff, valid |
| Antonyms: | inadequate, insufficient, unacceptable, unfit, unsatisfactory, unsuitable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| 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 |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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