Befitting
Befitting adjective - Following the established traditions of refined society and good taste.
Usage example: many voters feel that the womanizing governor has not acted in a befitting manner for someone who serves as the state's chief executive
Permitted and befitting are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Permitted" instead an adjective "Befitting".
Nearby Word: befitted
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Related pairs
- fitting and befitting
- fitting and permitted
- good and befitting
- good and permitted
- right and befitting
- right and permitted
- appropriate and befitting
- appropriate and permitted
- satisfactory and befitting
- satisfactory and permitted
- correct and befitting
- correct and permitted
- just and befitting
- just and permitted
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