The Vietnam War is known in Vietnam, and quite appropriately, as the American War.
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Appropriately
Synonyms for "appropriately" (36 found)
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Closest matches (8)
Adverb(4 words)
Noun(1 words)
act responsibly
Strong matches (10)
Noun(1 words)
behave civilly
Adjective(1 words)
best social progress
Related words (18)
Adjective(2 words)
Adverb(6 words)
Noun(5 words)
most properlyproperly labeledproperly maintainedright contextwell suited
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2 entriesadverbadverb of manner
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5 entriesCollocations
5 entriesappropriately appliedappropriately citedappropriately controlledappropriately scaledappropriately timed
Inflections
2 entriesmore appropriatelymost appropriately
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3 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesSample sentences
11 total sentences available.
It was not until I returned and sought it out that I knew the truth of the misunderstanding; I wanted to put things right appropriately, but Yun hurriedly stopped me, saying “I would rather suffer blame from your father than lose the fondness of your mother.”
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Tom reacted appropriately.
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You must appropriately review the outcome of your bargain.
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