FITTINGLY Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

fittingly

adverb

Definition of fittingly

as in properly

in a manner suitable for the occasion or purpose he was dressed fittingly for the prom—all decked out in a spiffy tux

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Recent Examples of fittingly Madonna kicked off the show, throttling through the New York-New Jersey stadium tunnels in a dune buggy, fittingly driven by renowned Brazilian soccer players Ronaldo and Ronaldinho, in a pre-recorded segment. — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 19 July 2026 Combine Leo’s star power with a fiery orange for a fittingly fabulous look. — Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 17 July 2026 Tah missed Germany’s first sudden-death effort before player of the match Jose Canale fittingly sent Paraguay through, inflicting Germany’s first penalty shootout defeat at a World Cup. — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 11 July 2026 To two first-timers, the bar’s fittingly morose, all-black exterior cut an unassuming figure on the quiet block. — Marina Harss, New Yorker, 10 July 2026 She was fittingly decked out in jewels for the occasion as well. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 8 July 2026 The final destination on our whistlestop tour is, fittingly, Smithson’s 1970 work Spiral Jetty, on the northeastern shore of the Great Salt Lake. — Lara Johnson-Wheeler, Vogue, 3 July 2026 However, the restrictions allowed things to be fittingly understated. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 2 July 2026 What that fourth-inning strikeout, the following exchange of beliefs and subsequent skirmish produced, then, was fittingly a form of presence. — Noah White, Washington Post, 1 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fittingly

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But behind the scenes, the health secretary has continued to seek evidence for his theory that many vaccines have not been properly tested and can cause a range of dangerous side effects, according to eight of the current and former officials.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
The original design files were created roughly half a century ago, but as Gelfond alludes to, they were never properly maintained.

— Antonio Ferme, Variety, 16 July 2026