Meanings
comparative more appropriately · superlative most appropriately
- In an appropriate manner; properly; suitably.
He closes the foreword by acknowledging that his proposals would have far-reaching impacts on railway staff, communities and industry - and passes the buck onto government to ensure that these consequences are managed appropriately.
2023 March 8, Gareth Dennis, “The Reshaping of things to come...”, in RAIL, number 978, page 44Synonyms: duly, compliantly, rightly, accordantly, accordingly, agreeably, becomingly, compliantly · Antonyms: inappropriately
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbIn an appropriate manner; properly; suitably.
More synonyms by meaning
adverbin accordance with what is appropriate or suitable for the circumstances
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Catalan apropiadament
- apropiadamentin an appropriate manner
Finnish asiallisesti, asianmukaisesti
- asiallisestiin an appropriate manner
- asianmukaisestiin an appropriate manner
French de manière appropriée, convenablement
- de manière appropriéein an appropriate manner
- convenablementin an appropriate manner
Hungarian találóan
- találóanin an appropriate manner
Italian appropriatamente
- appropriatamentein an appropriate manner
Polish odpowiednio
- odpowiednioin an appropriate manner
Portuguese apropriadamente
- apropriadamentein an appropriate manner
Spanish apropiadamente
- apropiadamentein an appropriate manner
Cite this entry
appropriately. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/appropriately
“appropriately.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/appropriately. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “appropriately,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/appropriately.
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