The ancient Roman poet Terence declared that in every endeavor, the seemly course for wise men is to try persuasion first.
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Seemly
//ˈsiːmli//
Synonyms for "seemly" (124 found)
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Strong matches (37)
Related words (62)
felicitousfinefitfittenformalfructuousgenteelgentlemanlygoodgracefullyhappyinspiredjustkosherladylikelikelymeetmodestnicenormal
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normativeofficialopportuneorthodoxpleasingpoliticprofitableproperlyprudentquietlyreasonablereceivedrecognizedrecommendablerespectablerightright and properrighteousrightfulsavoryseasonablesedatesensiblesimplysortablesuitedtastefullytimelyto be desiredtraditionalurbaneusefulwell behavedwell-chosenwell-expressedwell-putwell-timedwiseworthwhile
Adjective(3 words)
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Antonyms
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10 entriesderived
5 entriesderived from
1 entriesdistinct from
1 entriesrelated to
4 entriessimilar
1 entriesTranslations
36 translations across 16 languages.
Armenian
1 entries- պատշաճ adj (appropriate)
Bulgarian
2 entries- подобаващ adj (appropriate)
- пристоен adj (appropriate)
Czech
3 entries- patřičný adj (appropriate)
- slušný adj (appropriate)
- vhodný adj (appropriate)
Dutch
4 entries- correct adj (appropriate)
- fatsoenlijk adj (appropriate)
- gepast adj (appropriate)
- passend adj (appropriate)
Esperanto
1 entries- konvena adj (appropriate)
Finnish
1 entries- sovelias adj (appropriate)
German
4 entries- angebracht adj (appropriate)
- angemessen adj (appropriate)
- anständig adj (appropriate)
- gesittet adj (appropriate)
Gothic
1 entries- 𐌲𐌰𐌳𐍉𐍆 adj (appropriate)
Italian
1 entries- decente adj (appropriate)
Middle English
2 entries- seme adj (appropriate)
- semly adj (appropriate)
Northern Kurdish
2 entries- maqûl adj (appropriate)
- meqbûl adj (appropriate)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- sitlich adj (appropriate)
Polish
3 entries- odpowiedni adj (appropriate)
- stosowny adj (appropriate)
- właściwy adj (appropriate)
Portuguese
2 entries- adequado adj (appropriate)
- decente adj (appropriate)
Spanish
3 entries- adecuado adj (appropriate)
- decente adj (appropriate)
- ubicado adj (appropriate)
Swedish
1 entries- passande adj (appropriate)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
It is entirely seemly for a young man killed in battle to lie mangled by the bronze spear. In his death, all things appear fair.
Source: tatoeba (13290073)
His behavior was seemly, as befits a gentleman.
Source: wiktionary
I am a woman, lacking wit / To make a seemly answer to such persons.
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