Proper

//ˈpɹɔp.ə//

Synonyms for "proper" (459 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (92)

appropriate correct comme il faut complete fitting kosher specific able absolute accepted accommodated to according to according to hoyle accurate acknowledged adapted adapted to adequate adjusted to admitted

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Adjective(21 words)

right abject absolute allowable allowed apposite appropriate apropos apt arrant by the book categoric categorical chaste comely commensurate complete comprehensive concrete consummate

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continent

Strong matches (138)

convenient conventional courteous coy crashing crass customary de rigueur dead right decent decided decorous defensible definitive delicate demure deserved desirable desired diagnostic

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Adjective(36 words)

conventional correct customary decent decorous delicate desertful deserving discrete downright duteous dutiful expected expedient felicitous fit fit for purpose fitting frightful full

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full-blown full-bore full-on gainand good halal homodox honest idoneous in line individual innocent intensive kosher likely measured

Related words (229)

meet meet and right merited meticulous modest nice normal normative of general utility of help of service of the faith of use ok okay only open opportune orthodox orthodoxical

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out-and-out outright own particular peculiar per perfect permissible place polite politic positive practical pragmatic pragmatical precious precise presentable prig priggish prim principled prissy profitable profound pronounced proper to prudish pukka punctilious puritan puritanical qualified quintessential rank real reason reasonable received recognized recommendable refined regular relevant respectable respective right right and proper righteous rightful rigorous ripe safe satisfactory savory scriptural seasonable sedate seemly sensible separate serviceable shattering shocking single singular sober solely sortable sound special square standard stark stark-staring straight straight laced straight-up-and-down straitlaced strictly strictly speaking stuffy suitable suitable for suited superlative surpassing tasteful textual the veriest thorough thoroughgoing timely to be desired total traditional traditionalistic true true blue true to form true-blue unbearable unconscionable undeniable unequivocal uniform with unique unmitigated unqualified unrelieved unspoiled urbane useful usual utilitarian utter utterly warrantable warranted well-chosen well-expressed well-put well-timed wicked wise worthwhile

Adjective(82 words)

meet mere meritorious middle of the road moderate modest moral natural noble nonexcessive nonextreme nonfanatic normal official opportune orthodox out-and-out outright par excellence particular

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Adjective(1 words)

right

Related word relations

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9 relation types

Antonyms

10 entries

acceptable impolite improper inappropriate incomplete incorrect partial rude wrong

Synonyms

6 entries

appropriate complete comprehensive correct full strictly

Related terms

3 entries

appropriate properly propriety

coordinate

1 entries

ordinary

derived

33 entries

Aurora Hill Proper China proper Israel proper La Paz Proper Novaliches Proper Pasong Putik Proper Persia proper city proper good and proper in proper nonproper of its proper movement prim and proper proper acceleration proper adjective proper article

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distinct from

3 entries

common naughty wrong

has context

8 entries

grammar heading heraldry mathematics nonstandard physics regional uk

related to

67 entries

acceptable adequate adjective air appropriate as should attitude attractive behavior belong capital circumstances coloration complete correct correct behavior

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similar

35 entries

appropriate becoming comely comme il faut correct decent decorous fitting halal kosher

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Translations

237 translations across 43 languages.

Albanian

2 entries

duhur adj (fit, suitable)
përshtatur adj (fit, suitable)

Ancient Greek

2 entries

πρεπώδης adj (fit, suitable)
ἄρτιος adj (fit, suitable)

Armenian

2 entries

համապատասխան adj (fit, suitable)
պատշաճ adj (following the established standards of behavior or manners)

Bulgarian

4 entries

подходящ adj (fit, suitable)
правилен adj (entitled to its name, true)
приличен adj (following the established standards of behavior or manners)
пристоен adj (following the established standards of behavior or manners)

Catalan

1 entries

adequat adj (fit, suitable)

Central Kurdish

1 entries

پەسەند adj (following the established standards of behavior or manners)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

妥妥的 adj (complete, thorough)
妥當 /妥当 adj (fit, suitable)
徹底 /彻底 adj (complete, thorough)
端正 adj (following the established standards of behavior or manners)

Czech

4 entries

pořádný adj (complete, thorough)
pořádný adj (entitled to its name, true)
pořádný adj (informal: utter)
pravý adj (fit, suitable)

Danish

3 entries

ordentlig adj (following the established standards of behavior or manners)
passende adj (fit, suitable)
passende adj (following the established standards of behavior or manners)

Dutch

4 entries

compleet adj (informal: utter)
degelijk adj (entitled to its name, true)
deugdelijk adj (following the established standards of behavior or manners)
echt adj (in the very strictest sense of the word)

Esperanto

1 entries

bonorda adj (following the established standards of behavior or manners)

Finnish

4 entries

erisnimi adj (grammar: designating a particular person, place or thing)
kelpo adj (following the established standards of behavior or manners)
kelpo adj (complete, thorough)
kunnollinen adj (following the established standards of behavior or manners)

French

4 entries

approprié adj (fit, suitable)
convenable adj (following the established standards of behavior or manners)
exact adj (following the established standards of behavior or manners)
juste adj (following the established standards of behavior or manners)

Galician

1 entries

adecuado adj (fit, suitable)

Georgian

4 entries

დამახასიათებელი adj (in the very strictest sense of the word)
ვარგისი adj (fit, suitable)
ზრდილობიანი adj (following the established standards of behavior or manners)
თავაზიანი adj (following the established standards of behavior or manners)

German

4 entries

Eigenname adj (grammar: designating a particular person, place or thing)
angemessen adj (fit, suitable)
eigen adj (belonging to oneself or itself, own)
eigentlich adj (in the very strictest sense of the word)

Gothic

2 entries

𐌲𐌰𐌳𐍉𐍆 adj (fit, suitable)
𐍆𐌰𐌲𐍂𐍃 adj (fit, suitable)

Hebrew

1 entries

ראוי adj (fit, suitable)

Hiligaynon

1 entries

dápat adj (fit, suitable)

Hindi

3 entries

उचित adj (fit, suitable)
शालीन adj (following the established standards of behavior or manners)
सभ्य adj (following the established standards of behavior or manners)

Hittite

1 entries

𒀀𒀀𒊏 adj (fit, suitable)

Hungarian

4 entries

megfelelő adj (fit, suitable)
rendes adj (entitled to its name, true)
saját adj (belonging to oneself or itself, own)
tulajdonnév adj (grammar: designating a particular person, place or thing)

Italian

4 entries

adatto adj (fit, suitable)
appropriato adj (fit, suitable)
decente adj (following the established standards of behavior or manners)
proprio adj (following the established standards of behavior or manners)

Japanese

4 entries

きちんとした adj (following the established standards of behavior or manners)
ふさわしい adj (fit, suitable)
まとも adj (entitled to its name, true)
上品 adj (following the established standards of behavior or manners)

Latin

3 entries

aptus adj (fit, suitable)
idōneus adj (fit, suitable)
stricto sensu adj (in the very strictest sense of the word)

Macedonian

4 entries

вистински adj (informal: utter)
добар adj (complete, thorough)
личен adj (grammar: designating a particular person, place or thing)
погоден adj (fit, suitable)

Norwegian

4 entries

egen adj (belonging to oneself or itself, own)
egentlig adj (in the very strictest sense of the word)
høvelig adj (fit, suitable)
høvisk adj (following the established standards of behavior or manners)

Old English

4 entries

cynn adj (fit, suitable)
dafenlīċ adj (fit, suitable)
ġedafen adj (fit, suitable)
ġedēfe adj (fit, suitable)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries

راست adj (fit, suitable)

Persian

1 entries

خود adj (in the very strictest sense of the word)

Plautdietsch

1 entries

sitlich adj (following the established standards of behavior or manners)

Polish

4 entries

jako taki adj (in the very strictest sense of the word)
właściwy adj (fit, suitable)
właściwy adj (following the established standards of behavior or manners)
właściwy adj (in the very strictest sense of the word)

Portuguese

4 entries

adequado adj (fit, suitable)
apropriado adj (fit, suitable)
apropriado adj (following the established standards of behavior or manners)
certinho adj (following the established standards of behavior or manners)

Romanian

3 entries

cuviincios adj (following the established standards of behavior or manners)
decent adj (following the established standards of behavior or manners)
propriu adj (belonging to oneself or itself, own)

Russian

4 entries

как таково́й adj (in the very strictest sense of the word)
кру́глый adj (informal: utter)
надлежа́щий adj (fit, suitable)
настоя́щий adj (informal: utter)

Scottish Gaelic

2 entries

iomchaidh adj (fit, suitable)
iomchaidh adj (following the established standards of behavior or manners)

Slovene

4 entries

lasten adj (grammar: designating a particular person, place or thing)
lasten adj (belonging to oneself or itself, own)
pravi adj (entitled to its name, true)
primeren adj (fit, suitable)

Spanish

3 entries

propio adj (belonging to oneself or itself, own)
proprio adj (fit, suitable)
proprio adj (following the established standards of behavior or manners)

Swedish

4 entries

egen adj (belonging to oneself or itself, own)
egennamn adj (grammar: designating a particular person, place or thing)
egentlig adj (in the very strictest sense of the word)
lämplig adj (fit, suitable)

Turkish

1 entries

düzgün adj (fit, suitable)

Ukrainian

3 entries

нале́жний adj (fit, suitable)
пра́вильний adj (following the established standards of behavior or manners)
підходя́щий adj (fit, suitable)

Urdu

1 entries

اچت adj (fit, suitable)

Welsh

1 entries

addas adj (fit, suitable)

Sample sentences

37 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

You don't have proper dignity as chief of the section.

Source: tatoeba (16242)

Stockings should be of the proper size.

Source: tatoeba (18087)

England proper does not include Wales.

Source: tatoeba (26127)

If you want to do good work, you should use the proper tools.

Source: tatoeba (30076)

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