APPOSITENESS Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

appositeness

noun

Definition of appositeness

as in appropriateness

the quality or state of being especially suitable or fitting questioned the appositeness of such racy illustrations to a serious text on human sexuality

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

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Noun

And if there is a credible question about a speaker’s appropriateness, the library should investigate and act rationally based on actual evidence.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
As many as 11 sketches were removed, including a self-referential skit in which David Mitchell and Robert Webb joked about the appropriateness of Blackface while in Blackface.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of appropriateness

Noun

What comes next for liner jackets The lightweight build suits transitional seasons, which could stretch the style’s relevance into spring and well beyond 2026.

— Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026
The curators, David Breslin and Brinda Kumar, don’t accomplish this with appeals to timeliness or relevance but with a mighty selection of pieces—more than a hundred and twenty, from eighty-two different institutions—and smart exhibition design.

— Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of relevance

Noun

The canvassing board is made up of Garcia and two county judges, and is responsible for determining the validity of ballots and whether they should be counted.

— Joshua Ceballos, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
There’s a distrust in the validity of big data, with everything seeming more vulnerable than ever to outside influence by unseen forces with specific agendas.

— Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of validity

Noun

Such applications could make skin markings easier to conceal while preserving their usefulness when needed.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026
Almeida saw a gap between models’ ability to answer people’s questions and their usefulness in automating routine work.

— Wen Shao, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of usefulness

Noun

There is a broad debate over the applicability of PNB to modern anti-trust cases, with many legal scholars finding the application of a random number, without any real analysis of the potential harm a merger might cause, to be a fatal flaw.

— Shubha Ghosh, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026
The study focused on young, fit, predominantly male participants, which limits its applicability to older or less conditioned groups.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of applicability

Noun

Last but certainly not least, there’s the focus on communicating local relevancy as a differentiator without weakening brand equity and DNA.

— Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
It’s since maintained its cultural relevancy, with the artist performing it as part of her DIY pop-up sets, staged from the back of a U-Haul truck.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of relevancy

Noun

By comparison, investment brokers must follow a suitability standard, which means recommendations must be appropriate but not always the best option for the client.

— Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Kelli Grant, CFP®, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
The 78-year-old was preliminarily granted parole on Tuesday, her 18th suitability hearing, according to California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation records.

— Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of suitability

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