apposite
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8.0
- adjective
- /ˈæpəzɪt/
- Formal
:
apropiado
- Her comments during the meeting were apposite and provided valuable insight into the project.
- particularly apposite
- especially apposite
- most apposite
Examples
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A more apposite term in this case might be "colorism" rather than racism.
Academic text (1991) -
Genetic management is the most apposite solution to this yield-limiting factor.
Academic text (2015) -
The video in this post is apposite because the situation you are in is not rare.
Blog text (7) -
Great first post and apposite ahead of what will be a technical game tomorrow.
Blog text (1) -
The second test is to use a breathalyser, which is most apposite for the workplace and private use.
Blog text (11) -
An old but apposite adage is that you cannot antagonize and influence at the same time.
Academic text (2012) -
Here, the difference between overcoming and getting over seems apposite: learning to live with difference as difference, not its leveling.
Academic text (1997) -
The importance of alchemy in Newton's thought provides an apposite entrance for theology.
Academic text (2009) -
The teacher presented an apposite illustration to help students understand the complex topic.
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He found an apposite quote that perfectly summarized the main theme of his presentation.
Synonyms
962
3.5
Right for a particular situation, person, or purpose
592
3.3
Closely connected to what people are talking about or doing
58
4.9
Connected to the main topic or situation
31
4.0
Suitable or fitting for a particular situation
17
7.7
Relevant to what is being discussed
Antonyms
How Appropriate
Surface Forms
Etymology
Apposite comes from Latin parts ad- 'to' and ponere 'to place', so it originally meant 'placed near'. The common word position also has ponere, so something apposite is 'placed near' a topic and so very suitable or relevant.