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 So, perhaps fittingly, Spring/Break, New York’s most irreverent art fair, has taken residence. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 24 Sep. 2026 In Comfort, for example, digital displays take a backseat only presenting necessary intel, while Refresh fittingly bolsters interior air management and illumination. — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2026 Now Santa Monica, perhaps fittingly, has its own symbolic project as Nancy Meyers’ next film Paris Paramount has shot on-location in the city. — Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026 Post-ballet, Sorbara will walk ten blocks south of Lincoln Center for a borscht martini at Russian Samovar, where, fittingly, the walls are adorned with pictures of Baryshnikov. — Fiorella Valdesolo, Curbed, 22 Sep. 2026 The discs provide fittingly versatile canvases for seasonal produce. — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Sep. 2026 One of Foss’s favorite moments is the staircase, which, fittingly, came together in stages—and a series of creative adjustments. — Genevieve Walker, Architectural Digest, 18 Sep. 2026 The Ravens’ 41 points were the most the Colts have given up in a season-opening home game since 1954, which was 30 years before the team moved — fittingly — from Baltimore to Indianapolis. — James Boyd, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 The montage ended fittingly with the final scene of Jay Kelly, in which his titular movie star character watches a montage of his films in a secondary Italian film festival. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fittingly

Adverb

Adults can receive a $250 ticket for failing to properly restrain a child.

— Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2026
He was accused of not providing food or medications to Maier for multiple days before his death and not properly following the prison's policy for documenting a hunger strike.

— Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of properly

Adverb

While Miller pores over Kaczynski’s famous manifesto, correctly concluding that its linguistic quirks will lead the authorities to him, the upshot of Murray’s study four decades before is that the young Kaczynski shows signs of schizophrenia.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
Someone has to correctly label the outcomes, fraud or false alarm and feed that back into the systems.

— Wayne Hamilton, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of correctly

Adverb

Team Neagley emerges victorious, and the bad guys meet appropriately satisfying ends.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 21 Sep. 2026
The setting of Cahokia, with the Mississippi River running through the city, fog lifting from the surface to meld with the heat and smoke of early industrialization, is appropriately moody.

— John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026