seasonable

adjective

ˈsēz-nə-bəl How to pronounce seasonable (audio)
Definition of seasonablenext
as in timely
especially suitable for a certain time seasonable advice is more likely to be listened to

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Recent Examples of seasonable Wednesday will be a quiet, comfortable day in the Twin Cities, with dry weather and seasonable temperatures. — Joseph Dames, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 The coast-to-coast heat is expected to break later in the month, with a region of more seasonable weather in the Northeast in the Climate Prediction Center's 3-4 week outlook. — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2026 Monsoon moisture moves in soon Friday is another seasonable day for the Central Valley and Central California with high temperatures in the 90s and low 100s for much of the Central Valley. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026 Heat will start to ease Sunday for much of the East, with highs next week sinking back into the more seasonable 80s. — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 4 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for seasonable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seasonable
  1. timely
  2. opportune
  3. proper
  4. appropriate
  5. anticipated
  6. suitable
Adjective
  • The numbers are vast and climbing again but during the countdown to another season, beginning on Friday night, there has been another timely marker to illustrate the rapid financial growth of the Premier League and its elite.
    — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • In the wake of this year’s Wimbledon and ahead of the US Open, this timely book from The Athletic’s Matthew Futterman details the unique psychological toll that professional tennis can take — particularly on its greatest stars.
    — Mary Lawrence Ware, semafor.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of timely
Adjective
  • Learning how to choose the most opportune strategies, size positions properly, manage trades and navigate a trading platform all require practice.
    — Michael Martin, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The Hugging Face incident couldn’t come at a more opportune time for the cyber industry.
    — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of opportune
Adjective
  • Those of us who despise Trumpism too rarely asked ourselves whether Trump’s efforts to conceal an apparently consensual relationship with Stormy Daniels were the proper grounds for prosecution.
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
  • There’s a proper kitchen built for actual cooking, and city views round it out as a solid base for spending some serious time in.
    — Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of proper
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
  • In the highly anticipated main event, UFC welterweight champion Islam Makhachev puts his title and a record-tying 16-fight winning streak on the line against the formidable Ian Machado Garry.
    — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Off Campus has cast an anticipated Season 2 role, with Shay Rudolph (The Baby-Sitters Club) set to play Summer Di Laurentis, sister to the installment’s co-lead, Dean Di Laurentis (Stephen Kalyn).
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of anticipated
Adjective
  • The system is suitable for engaging both armoured and unarmoured targets.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Limits on mental health diversion SB 1373 would have revised the public safety standard a court applies when determining whether a criminal defendant is suitable for mental health diversion.
    — John Woolfolk, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of suitable

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