Appropriate
Due
Due adjective - Being what is called for by accepted standards of right and wrong.
Usage example: all the participants in the trial are required to treat the judge with due respect
Mutual synonyms
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- They lack the ability to truly feel emotion due to lacking hearts, but their memories allow them to act out the appropriate emotions in the right situations.
Source: Paradox Person -
They lack the ability to truly feel emotion due to the loss of their heart, but their memories allow them to act out the appropriate emotions in the right situations.
Source: Franchise / Kingdom Hearts -
In the 1920s, pink was deemed more appropriate for boys due to its close associations with red.
Source: Pink Girl, Blue Boy
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Due and Appropriate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/appropriate/due
Appropriate & Due. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/appropriate/due>.
Due or Appropriate. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/appropriate/due.
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