apposite
Plural: apposites
Adjective Satellite
- being of striking appropriateness and pertinence
- "the successful copywriter is a master of apposite and evocative verbal images"
Adj
- Strikingly appropriate or relevant; well suited to the circumstance or in relation to something.
- Positioned at rest in respect to another, be it side-to-side, front-to-front, back-to-back, or even three-dimensionally: in apposition.
- Related, homologous.
Noun
- That which is apposite; something suitable.
Adjective
- Apt or suitable in the circumstances or in relation to something.
Examples
- His choice of the word ’WINNING’ was quite apposite for his final move.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin appositus, past participle of adponere, from ad- + ponere (“to put, place”). See apposition.
Synonyms
apt, pertinent, affiliated, allied, applicable, apposite, apt#Adjective, associated, comparative, connected, felicitous, germane, important, in point, material, on point, on-topic, related, relative, relevant, salient, to the point
Scrabble Score: 12
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