All proper synonyms
propΒ·er
P p 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.