Appropriate and Unsuitable

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

Usage example: I don't think jeans and a T-shirt are appropriate attire for a wedding

Unsuitable is an antonym for appropriate in topics: suitable, inappropriate.

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Unsuitable adjective – Not appropriate for a particular occasion or situation.

Usage example: all the movies playing now are violent or otherwise unsuitable for a child's birthday party

Appropriate is an antonym for unsuitable in topics: suitable, not proper.

Nearby Word: unsuitably

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name	appropriate name	unsuitable name
clothes	appropriate clothes	unsuitable clothes
clothing	appropriate clothing	unsuitable clothing
equipment	appropriate equipment	unsuitable equipment
Other nouns: language, weapon, areas.

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Unsuitable and Appropriate. (2016). Retrieved 2020, October 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/appropriate/unsuitable

Appropriate & Unsuitable. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Oct. 2020. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/appropriate/unsuitable>.

Unsuitable or Appropriate. 2016. Accessed October 28, 2020. https://thesaurus.plus/related/appropriate/unsuitable.

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