apposite

Meaning

Adj

1. Strikingly appropriate or relevant; well suited to the circumstance or in relation to something.
2. Positioned at rest in respect to another, be it side-to-side, front-to-front, back-to-back, or even three-dimensionally: in apposition.
3. Related, homologous.

Noun

That which is apposite; something suitable.

Synonyms

apt

pertinent

felicitous

appropriate

relevant

suitable

incisive

fit

meet

opportune

pat

pithy

poignant

proper

qualified

relative

seasonable

shrewd

well-chosen

able

in point

advisable

becoming

competent

congenial

epigrammatic

fitting

happy

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈæp.ə.zɪt/

Etymology

From Latin appositus, past participle of adponere, from ad- + ponere (“to put, place”).