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ap·po·site A0382000 (ăp′ə-zĭt)adj. Appropriate or relevant: chose an apposite name for the dog; felt the comments were not apposite to the discussion.
[Latin appositus, past participle of appōnere, to put near : ad-, ad- + pōnere, to put; see apo- in Indo-European roots.]
ap′po·site·ly adv.ap′po·site·ness n.apposite (ˈæpəzɪt) adjwell suited for the purpose; appropriate; apt[C17: from Latin appositus placed near, from appōnere, from pōnere to put, place] ˈappositely adv ˈappositeness nap•po•site (ˈæp ə zɪt, əˈpɒz ɪt)
adj. suitable; apt; pertinent: an apposite answer. [1615–25; < Latin appositus situated near, suitable, orig. past participle of appōnere. See appose] ap′po•site•ly, adv. ap′po•site•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | apposite - being of striking appropriateness and pertinence; "the successful copywriter is a master of apposite and evocative verbal images"; "an apt reply"pertinent, aptapropos - of an appropriate or pertinent nature |
appositeadjective appropriate, fitting, suited, suitable, relevant, proper, to the point, apt, applicable, pertinent, befitting, apropos, germane, to the purpose, appertaining Recent events have made his central theme even more apposite.
irrelevant, inappropriate, unsuitable, unsuited, inapplicable, inaptappositeadjectiveRelated to the matter at hand:applicable, apropos, germane, material, pertinent, relevant.Idiom: to the point.TranslationsappropriatoconvenévoleopportunoappositeenUK
Synonyms for appositeadj appropriateSynonyms- appropriate
- fitting
- suited
- suitable
- relevant
- proper
- to the point
- apt
- applicable
- pertinent
- befitting
- apropos
- germane
- to the purpose
- appertaining
Antonyms- irrelevant
- inappropriate
- unsuitable
- unsuited
- inapplicable
- inapt
Synonyms for appositeadj related to the matter at handSynonyms- applicable
- apropos
- germane
- material
- pertinent
- relevant
Synonyms for appositeadj being of striking appropriateness and pertinenceSynonymsRelated Words |