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All proper synonyms

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adj proper

  • precise β€” definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed: precise directions.
  • respectable β€” worthy of respect or esteem; estimable; worthy: a respectable citizen.
  • moral β€” of, relating to, or concerned with the principles or rules of right conduct or the distinction between right and wrong; ethical: moral attitudes.
  • correct β€” If something is correct, it is in accordance with the facts and has no mistakes.
  • polite β€” showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil: a polite reply.
  • accurate β€” careful and exact
  • usual β€” habitual or customary: her usual skill.
  • formal β€” being in accordance with the usual requirements, customs, etc.; conventional: to pay one's formal respects.
  • specific β€” having a special application, bearing, or reference; specifying, explicit, or definite: to state one's specific purpose.
  • special β€” of a distinct or particular kind or character: a special kind of key.
  • good β€” Graph-Oriented Object Database
  • useful β€” being of use or service; serving some purpose; advantageous, helpful, or of good effect: a useful member of society.
  • decent β€” Decent is used to describe something which is considered to be of an acceptable standard or quality.
  • fitting β€” adapted or suited; appropriate: This water isn't fit for drinking. A long-necked giraffe is fit for browsing treetops.
  • appropriate β€” Something that is appropriate is suitable or acceptable for a particular situation.
  • legitimate β€” according to law; lawful: the property's legitimate owner.
  • convenient β€” If a way of doing something is convenient, it is easy, or very useful or suitable for a particular purpose.
  • just β€” guided by truth, reason, justice, and fairness: We hope to be just in our understanding of such difficult situations.
  • meet β€” greatest lower bound
  • qualified β€” having the qualities, accomplishments, etc., that fit a person for some function, office, or the like.
  • right β€” in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct.
  • suited β€” appropriate: She is suited to such a job.
  • true β€” being in accordance with the actual state or conditions; conforming to reality or fact; not false: a true story.
  • desired β€” wished for
  • by the numbers β€” in prescribed sequence of movements and accompanied by a count
  • comely β€” A comely woman is attractive.
  • conforming β€” to act in accordance or harmony; comply (usually followed by to): to conform to rules.
  • de rigueur β€” If you say that a possession or habit is de rigueur, you mean that it is fashionable and therefore necessary for anyone who wants to avoid being considered unfashionable.
  • decorous β€” Decorous behaviour is very respectable, calm, and polite.
  • demure β€” If you describe someone, usually a young woman, as demure, you mean they are quiet and rather shy, usually in a way that you like and find appealing, and behave very correctly.
  • genteel β€” belonging or suited to polite society.
  • 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.
  • nice β€” pleasing; agreeable; delightful: a nice visit.
  • priggish β€” a person who displays or demands of others pointlessly precise conformity, fussiness about trivialities, or exaggerated propriety, especially in a self-righteous or irritating manner.
  • prim β€” formally precise or proper, as persons or behavior; stiffly neat.
  • prissy β€” excessively proper; affectedly correct; prim.
  • prudish β€” excessively proper or modest in speech, conduct, dress, etc.
  • punctilious β€” extremely attentive to punctilios; strict or exact in the observance of the formalities or amenities of conduct or actions.
  • puritanical β€” very strict in moral or religious matters, often excessively so; rigidly austere.
  • refined β€” having or showing well-bred feeling, taste, etc.: refined people.
  • seemly β€” fitting or becoming with respect to propriety or good taste; decent; decorous: Your outburst of rage was hardly seemly.
  • solid β€” having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness), as a geometrical body or figure.
  • square β€” a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
  • stone β€” the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
  • straight β€” without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path.
  • strait-laced β€” excessively strict in conduct or morality; puritanical; prudish: strait-laced censors.
  • stuffy β€” close; poorly ventilated: a stuffy room.
  • comme il faut β€” correct or correctly
  • by the book β€” according to the rules; in the prescribed or usual way
  • in line β€” (of an internal-combustion engine) having the cylinders ranged side by side in one or more rows along the crankshaft.
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