comme il faut

adjective

Definition of comme il fautnext
as in appropriate

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Recent Examples of comme il faut Champagne obviously flowed comme il faut; everyone was in good spirits. — Tiziana Cardini, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2024 There is nothing scary, amiss, or unrelatable about me, who am comme il faut. — Laura Kolbe, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2023 Among the upper crust, such a thing would not have been comme il faut. — Moira Hodgson, WSJ, 5 July 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comme il faut
  1. appropriate
  2. suitable
  3. correct
  4. fitting
  5. proper
  6. acceptable
  7. meet
  8. decent
Adjective
  • Reporting the issue directly helps our teams assess the situation and coordinate an appropriate response.
    — Terell Bailey, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The emphasis on age-appropriate products could explain the mixed reaction to Shay Mitchell’s Rini, a skin care line developed for kids ages 4 and up, which launched with sheet masks.
    — Faye Brookman, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of appropriate
Adjective
  • FNPPs require suitable sites, grid connections, customers, regulatory and environmental pathways, operating arrangements and long-term service support.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Many of the experiences are suitable for older children, from riding to learning how to look after sheep for the day, accompanied by a local shepherd.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of suitable
Adjective
  • Opportunities are delayed because organizations are debating whose numbers are correct rather than deciding what actions to take.
    — Ashraf Altawashi, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • That’s according to The Hollywood Reporter, which obtained an email sent to Apple’s industry partners stating that the correct tags must be used before the feature becomes available.
    — James Peckham, PC Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of correct
Adjective
  • The mishap comes at an awkwardly fitting moment for an industry that has spent years promising packages, takeout, and everyday essentials would eventually descend from the sky.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Comparisons to gold are more fitting than P/E ratios, underscoring its role as a scarce monetary good.
    — Dave Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of fitting
Adjective
  • In an Early Childhood classroom, this might include children hanging up their belongings, cleaning a spill, returning work to its proper location, and helping care for plants, animals, or the classroom.
    — Jose Bolaños, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Most routine claims in Louisville, though, center on proper documentation and clear medical evidence rather than extraordinary employer actions.
    — Jason Phillips, Ascend Agency, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of proper
Adjective
  • That is, unless their team-wide attention to defensive detail remains catatonic, which isn’t an acceptable solution.
    — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • There will almost always be more than one technically acceptable answer.
    — Brian Duggan, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of acceptable
Adjective
  • When In Rome is followed by Practice Makes Perfect and then Beg, Borrow, or Steal, each of which follows two different couples who also have their meet cutes in Rome, Kentucky.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 23 July 2026
  • The ‘meet cute’ is becoming a trope in how people on social media talk about romance.
    — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of meet
Adjective
  • Toure has been decent, too, flashing down the wing and firing in crosses.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Democrats had a decent night in Florida’s nonpartisan elections, led by their wins on the Sarasota County school board.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of decent

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“Comme il faut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comme%20il%20faut. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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