Fitting and Malapropos

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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

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Malapropos is an antonym for fitting.

Nearby Words: fit, fitted, fittingly, fitter

Malapropos adjective - Not appropriate for a particular occasion or situation.

Usage example: a newscaster's malapropos attempt at humor upon the death of a beloved figure

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Fitting is an antonym for malapropos.

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Malapropos and Fitting. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/fitting/malapropos

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