appropriateness

noun

as in suitability
the quality or state of being especially suitable or fitting visitors remarked on the appropriateness of window boxes on the cottage, noting they gave it a quaint, cheerful look

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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Recent Examples of appropriateness 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, 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 But she’s been persuaded about the appropriateness of projects approved so far. — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026 But if that lens doesn’t include cultural intelligence, cultural appropriateness or a prompt to consider how different types of consumers could receive the campaign, those factors may never be evaluated. — Sonia Thompson, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Decisions should be based on educational value, age appropriateness, and professional review while ensuring parents, educators, and community members have a voice in the process. — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 July 2026 And yet, the shows are also wildly different, not just in terms of the age appropriateness of their content. — David MacK, CNN Money, 17 July 2026 After a presentation and discussion on April 14, the Miami Beach Historic Preservation Board voted to approve a certificate of appropriateness for the project but with conditions and limitations. — Miami Herald, 9 July 2026 According to council members who supported the decision, concerns included the appropriateness of the program for children and its potential impact on attendance by some families. — Jack Springgate, CBS News, 3 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for appropriateness
  1. suitability
  2. relevance
  3. validity
  4. applicability
  5. usefulness
  6. relevancy
  7. fitness
  8. propriety
Noun
  • Many commenters highlight her controversial actions, such as an incident at a theater, and question her suitability as a representative.
    — Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The new plantings have been selected for their suitability with the sunlight patterns that changed with the construction and include blackhawks big bluestem, great globe thistle, sea holly, and black-eyed Susans.
    — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of suitability
Noun
  • Attorney General Blanche, however, downplayed the relevance of the rule in comments to reporters last week.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Maritaş Denim marketing chief Gizem Yaşar said a key theme emerging from recent buyer conversations is balancing innovation and commercial relevance.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of relevance
Noun
  • The latter predicts a single universe by denying the universal validity of Schrödinger’s equation.
    — Philipp Strasberg, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • According to the court, while NetChoice could challenge the validity of the Georgia law, the group had not sufficiently argued that enforcement of the law would be unconstitutional.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of validity
Noun
  • The general applicability became clear over the subsequent years.
    — Karl Deisseroth, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of applicability
Noun
  • Mazda and racing partnerships OpenAI is testing its models with industry partners to evaluate their usefulness in real engineering environments.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The same technology might eventually support searches for missing people, although Astro's usefulness still needs to be demonstrated during actual police operations.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of usefulness
Noun
  • These campaigns, whether orchestrated or organic, happen to people with much less cachet and long-standing cultural relevancy than I.
    — Ivy Wolk, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Together with our cross-functional teams, Lally is charged with driving influence, brand relevancy and desirability across Ralph Lauren’s portfolio of brands and categories worldwide.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of relevancy
Noun
  • The project would include a splash pad, waterpark and pool restoration as well as pickleball courts, running track upgrades, outdoor fitness stations, an inclusive playground, and safety fencing around the club’s playground.
    — Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Built in 1852, the bright white building serves as a luxury hotel, fitness center, and spa.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of fitness
Noun
  • Louella played the role of moral mother, her column written in the soothing cadences of propriety—rarely venomous on the surface, yet devastating in its implications.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Following that logic, the name of Florentina Holzinger’s final Venice Biennale performance, CLOSING ÉTUDE, suggests that after seven months of her propriety-imploding, waste-wonderland SEAWORLD VENICE, there are feats of endurance still ahead.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of propriety

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“Appropriateness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appropriateness. Accessed 4 Nov. 2026.

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