Appropriate and Best

Appropriate

Appropriate adjective - Meeting the requirements of a purpose or situation.

Best and appropriate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Best" instead an adjective "Appropriate".

Best

Best adjective - (superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities.

Appropriate and best are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Appropriate" instead an adjective "Best".

Both words in one sentence

  • Series / NCIS: Los Angeles He's also one of LAPD's best undercover officers, is extremely good at putting on an appropriate masquerade and more than once has gone undercover as a criminal lawyer.
  • Rule 63 aka: Rule 63 The best part is that, in spite of having their genders swapped, the characters still have the same voice actors, who make no attempt to sound more gender appropriate.
  • Anime / Superbook The creators did their best to keep true to the original stories as best as they could while still keeping it appropriate for kids.
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