appropriateness

Examples

• All

• The teacher explained the appropriateness of the assignment for the students' age and skill level.

• Because of the frequency of familial abuse, the appropriateness of interventions with families should be assessed.

  Academic text (2008)

• Parents are also concerned about faith appropriateness of the content which will be taught.

• Progress toward the goal is monitored to ensure the appropriateness of the intervention.

  Academic text (2013)

• Improving the quality and appropriateness of the instruction they are receiving might also improve child behavior.

  Academic text (2013)

• Perceptions of sports and the appropriateness of participation vary by region and culture.

  Academic text (2008)

• Pretesting was conducted to examine the appropriateness of the interview schedule.

  Academic text (2013)

• In assessing the impact of public programs, issues of fairness and appropriateness constitute critical dimensions.

  Academic text (1990)

• Researchers need to investigate the appropriateness of the instructional methods used with these children in their classrooms.

  Academic text (2013)

• Piaget's development theory has also been widely invoked in discussions concerning the appropriateness of early computer use among young children.

  Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

S

suitability

vsappropriateness

8 3.2

How right something is for a particular use or situation

is the broad quality of being fit for a purpose or situation

A

applicability

vsappropriateness

8 5.7

How relevant or suitable something is for a particular use

focuses on general rightness for a situation rather than topical relevance

A

acceptability

vsappropriateness

5 4.8

How much people think something is good enough

is the basic quality of being right for use, not only meeting rules

A

aptness

vsappropriateness

1 6.1

A quality that makes something fit a certain situation

is the general quality of being right without extra emphasis

P

properness

vsappropriateness

6.5

Being correct and appropriate for a situation

is the general quality of being right for a situation

M

meetness

vsappropriateness

• Archaic

9.9

How suitable or proper something is for a certain situation

is the general concept of being right for a situation or purpose

S

suitableness

vsappropriateness

5.6

How well something fits a particular use

is about general fitness for situations rather than specific practical use

A

appositeness

vsappropriateness

• Formal

8.6

The quality of being suitable for a situation or purpose

is the general quality for being right in a situation or purpose

F

fittingness

vsappropriateness

7.3

How right something is for a situation or purpose

is the general idea of being right for a purpose or situation

C

convenance

vsappropriateness

• Archaic

9.9

Being suitable or proper for a particular situation

is the general quality used to judge fit across situations and purposes

P

patness

vsappropriateness

9.4

Being exactly right and suitable for a situation

is the broader quality of being right without the focus on timing

A

acceptableness

vsappropriateness

6.7

How suitable something is for a group or situation

is about being right for a situation regardless of external approval

Antonyms

I

impropriety

• Formal

16 8.0

Behavior that is not socially acceptable

I

inappropriateness

4 7.0

Not being suitable for a situation or place

How Appropriate

suitability

8 3.2

appropriateness

9 4.1

adequacy

6 3.7

unsuitability

1 5.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology