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Synonyms for proper
ˈprɒp ərprop·er

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Wiktionary1.0 / 1 vote

  1. properadjective

    Suitable.

    Synonyms:
    right, sensible, correct, apt, fitting, prudent

    Antonyms:
    wrong, imprudent, bad, incorrect, insensible

  2. properadjective

    Synonyms:
    appropriate, decent, right, good, well-mannered, polite

    Antonyms:
    wrong, bad, ill-mannered, inappropriate, impolite, unseemly, indecent

  3. properadjective

    Synonyms:
    honorable, just, appropriate

    Antonyms:
    inappropriate, dishonorable, unjust

  4. properadjective

    Synonyms:
    sweeping, comprehensive, royal, intensive

    Antonyms:
    slapdash, partial, incomplete, superficial

  5. properadjective

    Synonyms:
    full, complete

    Antonyms:
    incomplete

  6. properadjective

    Synonyms:
    total, right, utter, complete

English Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. proper

    That is becoming in dress which suits the complexion, figure, and other qualities of the wearer, so as to produce on the whole a pleasing effect. That is decent which does not offend modesty or propriety. That is suitable which is adapted to the age, station, situation, and other circumstances of the wearer; coarse, heavy boots are suitable for farm-work; a juvenile style of dress is not suitable for an old lady. In conduct much the same rules apply. The dignity and gravity of a patriarch would not be becoming to a child; at a funeral lively, cheery sociability would not be decorous, while noisy hilarity would not be decent; sumptuous display would not be suitable for a poor person. Fit is a compendious term for whatever fits the person, time, place, occasion, etc.; as, a fit person; a fit abode; a fit place. Fitting, or befitting, is somewhat more elegant, implying a nicer adaptation. Meet, a somewhat archaic word, expresses a moral fitness; as, meet for heaven. Compare BEAUTIFUL.

    Synonyms:
    becoming, befitting, beseeming, comely, congruous, decent, decorous, fit, fitting, graceful, meet, neat, seemly, suitable, worthy

    Antonyms:
    awkward, ill-becoming, ill-fitting, improper, indecent, indecorous, unbecoming, unfit, unseemly, unsuitable

    Preposition:
    The dress was becoming to the wearer. Such conduct was becoming in him.

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. properadjective

    marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness

    "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners"

    Synonyms:
    proper(a), right, proper(ip)

    Antonyms:
    indecent, out-of-the-way, unseemly, inappropriate, untoward, general, unbecoming, wrong, indecorous, uncomely, nonspecific, incorrect, unreal, improper

  2. proper(a)adjective

    having all the qualities typical of the thing specified

    "wanted a proper dinner; not just a snack"; "he finally has a proper job"

    Antonyms:
    unreal, indecent, general, improper, unbecoming, nonspecific, incorrect, inappropriate, unseemly, out-of-the-way, uncomely, indecorous, untoward, wrong

  3. proper(ip)adjective

    limited to the thing specified

    "the city proper"; "his claim is connected with the deed proper"

    Antonyms:
    untoward, improper, unreal, incorrect, wrong, indecorous, inappropriate, nonspecific, general, indecent, out-of-the-way, unseemly, unbecoming, uncomely

  4. proper, rightadjective

    appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs

    "everything in its proper place"; "the right man for the job"; "she is not suitable for the position"

    Synonyms:
    right(a), proper(a), good, proper(ip), veracious, correct, right, ripe, right-hand(a)

    Antonyms:
    unreal, indecorous, improper, out-of-the-way, unseemly, uncomely, unbecoming, nonspecific, general, inappropriate, incorrect, wrong, indecent, untoward

Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. mannered

    Submitted by anonymous on November 24, 2019  

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. properadjective

    Synonyms:
    particular, peculiar, individual, special, specific, not common

  2. properadjective

    Synonyms:
    fit, fitting, befitting, suitable, appropriate, meet, seemly, convenient, adapted, becoming, right, legitimate

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. properadjective

    Synonyms:
    appropriate, meet, suitable, seemly, condign, appertinent, conformable, consistent, apposite, decorous, conventional, formal, sedate, demure

    Antonyms:
    improper, inappropriate, unsuitable

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#168275seemly
#173643decorous
#282556congruous
#324754veracious

How to use proper in a sentence?

  1. Jeff Leggit:

    We’re promoting a healthy lifestyle for service members and their families.: proper nutrition, proper sleep and proper exercise. It’s a team effort.

  2. Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal:

    I think we'll have a bigger conversation first within the Republican Party, then with the American people about what's the proper role of the federal government, i do hope that Common Core will be one more, one more reason for us to have this bigger debate, this bigger conversation about the proper role of the federal government in local education.

  3. Richard Waites:

    One of the things that I am seeing, not just in Baltimore but in other places, is an overuse of gag orders, the proper use of a gag order is to protect a party's rights of some kind. To protect information from going out to the public because it might cause problems -- I don't think that's a proper use of gag orders.

  4. TLHAKA TLHANKANE:

    Action without proper intellect is harmful but Intellect without proper action is wasteful and Life without proper intellect and proper action is painful.

  5. Mohammed Safwan:

    You have no system, no state, no proper health system, no proper education, all officials here care only for themselves, their pockets and their people. They don't think of anyone else.


Translations for proper

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  • لائقArabic
  • adequatCatalan, Valencian
  • slušný, vlastní, pravý, pořádný, správnýCzech
  • richtig, angemessen, eigentlich, Eigenname, passend, eigenGerman
  • adecuada, adecuado, conveniente, precisoSpanish
  • oikea, kunnon, kelpo, erisnimi, luonnonvärinen, varsinainen, kunnollinenFinnish
  • juste, propre, convenable, exact, appropriéFrench
  • iomchaidhScottish Gaelic
  • ראויHebrew
  • उचितHindi
  • tulajdonnév, tényleges, saját, megfelelőHungarian
  • համապատասխան, պատշաճArmenian
  • proprio, decente, appropriato, adattoItalian
  • まとも, 厳密, 固有, 適当, 完全, ふさわしい, 徹底した, 上品, 妥当, 特有, 品の良い, 適した, 完璧, 元, 独特, きちんとした, 本来, 適切, 全くJapanese
  • په‌سه‌ندKurdish
  • сопствен, соодветен, пристоен, вистински, свој, добар, умесен, самиот, правилен, погоден, личен, прикладен, правMacedonian
  • echt, grondig, juist, compleet, goed, eigen, eigenlijk, volslagen, keurig, net, geschikt, degelijk, zelf, deugdelijk, gepastDutch
  • høvelig, egentlig, ordentlig, skikkelig, riktig, sann, egen, veloppdragent, korrekt, passende, høviskNorwegian
  • właściwyPolish
  • propriamente dito, adequado, por completo, próprio, apropriado, decente, completoPortuguese
  • propriuRomanian
  • как таковой, круглый, надлежащий, собственный, настоящий, подходящий, самый, соответствующий, полный, правильныйRussian
  • lämplig, proper, riktig, egen, passande, äkta, egennamn, egentligSwedish
  • düzgünTurkish
  • اچتUrdu

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