Synonyms for appropriateness
ap·pro·pri·ate·ness

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1. appropriateness, rightnessnoun

   appropriate conduct; doing the right thing

   Synonyms:
   correctness, nicety, rightness, justness

   Antonyms:
   wrongness, inappropriateness, unworthiness

2. appropriatenessnoun

   the quality of being specially suitable

   Synonyms:
   rightness

   Antonyms:
   unworthiness, wrongness, inappropriateness

Matched Categories

1. • Propriety
   • Suitability

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1. appropriatenessnoun

   Synonyms:
   suitableness, fitness, propriety, aptness, appositeness, pertinency, PERTNESS, relevancy, felicity, applicability

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1. List of paraphrases for "appropriateness":

   adequacy, relevance, suitability, desirability, relevancy, propriety, advisability, pertinence, convenience, opportunity, validity, timeliness, expediency, applicability, soundness, fitness

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How to use appropriateness in a sentence?

1. Paul George:

   We will pay particular attention to the extent to which the audit team has challenged and checked the appropriateness of how these arrangements are accounted for.

2. United States:

   The President gave us a legal order : Support the Department of Homeland Security, it's not my job to assess the appropriateness of the mission.

3. Jon Stewart:

   The bottom line is our country exposed our own veterans to poison for years, and we knew about it, and we did not act with urgency and appropriateness, and therefore, we've lost men and women who served this country. They've died out of our inaction.

4. Charles Dudley Warner:

   The excellence of a gift lies in its appropriateness rather than in its value.

5. David Dobbins:

   As long as the federal government doesn't take uniform action, I think we will see action on a local level, people can differ about the appropriateness of e-cigarettes for adults but I don't think anyone disagrees on the appropriateness of giving them to children.