Appropriate
Appropriate adjective - Meeting the requirements of a purpose or situation.
Successful and appropriate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Successful" instead an adjective "Appropriate".
Successful
Successful adjective - Having attained a desired end or state of good fortune.
Appropriate and successful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Appropriate" instead an adjective "Successful".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Women view men with the appropriate color as more powerful and successful, while men see women with said color as more sexy and interesting.
Source: Law of Chromatic Superiority - If free speech laws go arch-conservative, all swear words, pick-up lines and replies to successful ones are replaced by [words more appropriate for the public, written between brackets].
Source: Video Game / Liberal Crime Squad -
It was also successful for being a comedy show that was appropriate for all ages, yet still maintained a level of sharpness and sophistication that did not insult any audience.In 2006, El Chavo got an Animated Adaptation where, for first time, the kids are actually shorter than the adults.
Source: Series / El Chavo del ocho
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