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View usage for: (æpəzɪt) adjectiveSomething that is apposite is suitable for or appropriate to what is happening or being discussed. [formal] Recent events have made his central theme even more apposite. She thought in both languages, and selected the most apposite phrase from either. Synonyms: appropriate, fitting, suited, suitable More Synonyms of apposite apposite in British English (ˈæpəzɪt) adjectivewell suited for the purpose; appropriate; apt Derived forms appositely (ˈappositely) adverb appositeness (ˈappositeness) noun Word origin C17: from Latin appositus placed near, from appōnere, from pōnere to put, place apposite in American English (ˈæpəzɪt) adjective suited to the purpose; appropriate; apt SIMILAR WORDS: ˈrelevant Derived forms appositely (ˈappositely) adverb appositeness (ˈappositeness) noun Word origin L appositus: see appose Examples of 'apposite' in a sentenceapposite So it feels pleasingly apposite that here she is taking on the future.That seems apposite to us today.It comes at an apposite moment.And it was entirely apposite.Its involvement is particularly apposite.Yet in this city of cars, the injection of traffic into the ancient heart seemed not so much outrageous as entirely apposite.Which seemed an apposite way of summing up Spain's lack of penetration.Kipling's low opinion of English rugby has rarely seemed more apposite.It seems apposite that the accident occurred in Stoke-on-Trent, centre of the ceramic industry. Definition suitable or appropriate Recent events have made his central theme even more apposite. Synonyms suited befitting to the purpose appertaining Opposites irrelevant , inappropriate , unsuitable , unsuited , inapplicable , inapt Additional synonymsDefinition appropriate or relevant What is reasonable for one family is not applicable for another. Synonyms appropriate, fitting, fit, suited, useful, suitable, relevant, to the point, apt, pertinent, befitting, apposite, apropos, germane, to the purpose Definition appropriate Having scarcely joined in the conversation before, it was not apropos to do it now. Synonyms appropriate, right, seemly, fitting, fit, related, correct, belonging, suitable, relevant, proper, to the point, apt, applicable, pertinent, befitting, apposite, opportune (formal), germane, to the purpose, meet (archaic) Definition suitable or appropriate The words of this report are as apt today as they were in 1929. Synonyms appropriate, timely, right, seemly, fitting, fit, related, correct, belonging, suitable, relevant, proper, to the point, applicable, pertinent, befitting, apposite, apropos, opportune (formal), germane, to the purpose, meet (archaic) - appointment
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