All apropos synonyms
apΒ·roΒ·pos
A a adj apropos
- germane β closely or significantly related; relevant; pertinent: Please keep your statements germane to the issue.
- pertinent β pertaining or relating directly and significantly to the matter at hand; relevant: pertinent details.
- apt β An apt remark, description, or choice is especially suitable.
- opportune β appropriate, favorable, or suitable: an opportune phrase for the occasion.
- applicable β Something that is applicable to a particular situation is relevant to it or can be applied to it.
- apposite β Something that is apposite is suitable for or appropriate to what is happening or being discussed.
- appropriate β Something that is appropriate is suitable or acceptable for a particular situation.
- befitting β proper or right; suitable
- belonging β secure relationship; affinity (esp in the phrase a sense of belonging)
- correct β If something is correct, it is in accordance with the facts and has no mistakes.
- fit β adapted or suited; appropriate: This water isn't fit for drinking. A long-necked giraffe is fit for browsing treetops.
- fitting β adapted or suited; appropriate: This water isn't fit for drinking. A long-necked giraffe is fit for browsing treetops.
- kosher β Judaism. fit or allowed to be eaten or used, according to the dietary or ceremonial laws: kosher meat; kosher dishes; a kosher tallith. adhering to the laws governing such fitness: a kosher restaurant.
- material β the substance or substances of which a thing is made or composed: Stone is a durable material.
- on the nose β the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- proper β adapted or appropriate to the purpose or circumstances; fit; suitable: the proper time to plant strawberries.
- related β associated; connected.
- right β in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct.
- seemly β fitting or becoming with respect to propriety or good taste; decent; decorous: Your outburst of rage was hardly seemly.
- legit β legitimate.
- right on β in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct.
- on the button β a small disk, knob, or the like for sewing or otherwise attaching to an article, as of clothing, serving as a fastening when passed through a buttonhole or loop.
adv apropos
- timely β occurring at a suitable time; seasonable; opportune; well-timed: a timely warning.
- appropriately β suitable or fitting for a particular purpose, person, occasion, etc.: an appropriate example; an appropriate dress.
- suitably β such as to suit; appropriate; fitting; becoming.
- aptly β inclined; disposed; given; prone: too apt to slander others.
- opportunely β appropriate, favorable, or suitable: an opportune phrase for the occasion.
- pertinence β pertaining or relating directly and significantly to the matter at hand; relevant: pertinent details.
prep apropos
- about β You use about to introduce who or what something relates to or concerns.
- against β If one thing is leaning or pressing against another, it is touching it.
- concerning β You use concerning to indicate what a question or piece of information is about.
- regarding β with regard to; respecting; concerning: He said nothing regarding the lost watch.
- respecting β regarding; concerning.
- touching β affecting; moving; pathetic: a touching scene of farewell.
- toward β in the direction of: to walk toward the river.
- as for β You use as for and as to at the beginning of a sentence in order to introduce a slightly different subject that is still connected to the previous one.
- as regards β You can use as regards to indicate the subject that is being talked or written about.
- as to β with reference to
adjective apropos
adverb apropos
- by the way β You say by the way when you add something to what you are saying, especially something that you have just thought of.
- incidentally β apart or aside from the main subject of attention, discussion, etc.; by the way; parenthetically.
- in passing β going by or past; elapsing: He was feeling better with each passing day.
- relevantly β bearing upon or connected with the matter in hand; pertinent: a relevant remark.
preposition apropos
- in relation to β an existing connection; a significant association between or among things: the relation between cause and effect.