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
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for appropriateness
Noun
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Affiliate marketing and publisher commerce content could lose relevance if agents bypass their links entirely.—
Jason Goldberg,
Forbes.com,
9 Aug. 2025 -
But the company is fighting back by working to rebuild cultural relevance, starting with football and expanding into team sports.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
8 Aug. 2025
Noun
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There doesn’t appear to be much of a dispute about the validity of the tests finding.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Police the validity of Li’s license is currently under investigation by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Batteries Improve Usefulness Of Wind, Solar Simply, wind is cheap and as battery storage improves, so does its usefulness.—
Llewellyn King,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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These products also have much more evidence of their usefulness in skin care.—
Health,
Health,
14 July 2025
Noun
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Morgan Eaves, executive director of the Kentucky Democratic Party, said social media and other messaging tools, along with the electoral shift, have contributed to the event's change in relevancy.—
Hannah Pinski,
The Courier-Journal,
28 July 2025
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The report also urges brands to co-design garments and collections with consumers to ensure relevancy.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
20 June 2025
Noun
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Amenities include a clubhouse with a movie theater; art studio; fitness center and dance room; a game room and card room; salon for hair appointments, manicures, pedicures and massages; a media center and indoor and outdoor lounge areas.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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On Saturday, August 2, 2025, at the gorgeous Casa Lago Beverly Hills, producer and actor DeVon Franklin and fitness coach Maria Castillo tied the knot in a beautiful lakeside celebration in front of the Los Angeles skyline.—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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While for many years the austere and exacting widow Agnes ran her East 61st Street home with an iron fist of propriety and high necklines, everything changed at the end of Season 2.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
23 June 2025
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His watch, however, was a 42 mm sporty Speedmaster Moonwatch Professional chronograph in diamonds and the Swiss watchmaker’s propriety Canopus Gold, a special blend of 18-karat white gold combined with platinum, rhodium, and palladium.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Appropriateness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appropriateness. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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