as in appropriateness
the quality or state of being especially suitable or fitting
the seemliness of that outfit for church is debatable
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seemliness
Noun
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According to council members who supported the decision, concerns included the appropriateness of the program for children and its potential impact on attendance by some families.—
Jack Springgate,
CBS News,
3 June 2026 -
The appropriateness of that support is measured according to the user type and/or previous search behavior.—
Carmen Daniela Maier,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 2026
Noun
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Amenities include a grab-and-go deli, bar and lounge, and 24-hour fitness center.—
Bon Appétit,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
4 Dec. 2025
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Whether or not these fitness-meets-fashion forays land is another question altogether.—
Christina Holevas,
Vogue,
4 Dec. 2025
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Offers in this section are from affiliate partners and selected based on a combination of engagement, product relevance, compensation, and consistent availability.—
Andreina Rodriguez,
CNBC,
10 June 2026
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Its enduring relevance is not for the better.—
Joobin Bekhrad,
Time,
10 June 2026
Noun
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If the identifier appears, access is denied regardless of the token’s cryptographic validity.—
Ethan M. Stone,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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There is no validity to any report that White’s job is in question, multiple sources across the league, including one with direct knowledge of the situation, told The Athletic.—
Annie Costabile,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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With its high-performance materials, Prada has identified and sourced fabrics with thermal regulation, comfort, reliability and suitability for continuous wearing of the garment on missions.—
Kanika Talwar,
Footwear News,
8 June 2026
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Additional testing by the University of Strathclyde confirmed the platform’s stability, structural performance, motion characteristics, and multi-platform connectivity under different sea conditions, supporting its suitability for long-term maritime operations.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
31 May 2026
Noun
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But for all its usefulness, researchers are increasingly realizing that light has a dark side.—
Veronique Greenwood,
Time,
9 Dec. 2025
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Immigrant-rights advocates offered mixed reviews of the app’s usefulness, but civil liberties experts said the government’s effort to suppress it echoed tactics seen abroad.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Dec. 2025
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According to investigators, the survival benefit was observed regardless of a patient’s RAS mutation status, suggesting the treatment could have broad applicability across metastatic pancreatic cancer populations.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
1 June 2026
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Playwright Mark Rosenblatt takes a leaf from the Peter Morgan playbook of using newsy real-life controversies with direct contemporary applicability to spark balanced drama.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
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Or Phylicia Rashad’s Elizabeth Kirkland challenging Audra McDonald’s Dorothy Scott in a battle for social propriety?—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
1 Dec. 2025
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Neither of them could keep from nudging at propriety, always eager to see what lay beneath.—
Daisy Rockwell,
Vogue,
27 Nov. 2025
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“Seemliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seemliness. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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