Applicable and Otiose

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Applicable adjective - Capable of being put to use or account.

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Otiose is an antonym for applicable.

Otiose adjective - Producing no results.

Usage example: since you haven't read the book, I suppose that it would be otiose to inquire what you thought of it

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Applicable is an antonym for otiose.

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Otiose and Applicable. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/applicable/otiose

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