appositeadjective
uk/ˈæp.ə.zɪt//ˈæp.ə.zaɪt/us/ˈæp.ə.zɪt/formalsuitable and right for the occasion:
an apposite phrase/quotation/remark
The film starts in a graveyard, an apposite image for the decaying society which is the theme of the film.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Suitable and acceptable
- able
- acceptable
- accepted
- accordingly
- age-appropriate
- correct
- doctor
- fit in
- fit in with sth
- fitting
- germane
- horse
- horses for courses idiom
- keeping
- satisfaction
- seasonable
- seemly
- sit right/well (with sb) idiom
- suitable
- valid
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