Correct
Fitting
Fitting adjective - Meeting the requirements of a purpose or situation.
Usage example: it is only fitting that you should be the one to take her back to the airport since she flew out to see you
Correct is a synonym for fitting in appropriate topic. You can use "Correct" instead an adjective "Fitting", if it concerns topics such as nice, right, fit, prudent. popular alternative
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Her blue gown has a belt where the correct waistline should be, but the top is completely form fitting.
Source: Form-Fitting Wardrobe -
Prepositions Are Not to End Sentences With: If someone calls on you for this, correct the sentence with calling the Grammar Nazi a fitting name.
Source: Series / Designing Women -
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance's Daein and its King Ashnard are the best fitting, the others are all 'correct' but with a few details of note.
Source: The Empire
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