Synonyms for proper
ˈprɒp ərprop·er

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1. properadjective

   Suitable.

   Synonyms:
   right, sensible, correct, apt, fitting, prudent

   Antonyms:
   wrong, imprudent, bad, incorrect, insensible

2. properadjective

   Synonyms:
   appropriate, decent, right, good, well-mannered, polite

   Antonyms:
   wrong, bad, ill-mannered, inappropriate, impolite, unseemly, indecent

3. properadjective

   Synonyms:
   honorable, just, appropriate

   Antonyms:
   inappropriate, dishonorable, unjust

4. properadjective

   Synonyms:
   sweeping, comprehensive, royal, intensive

   Antonyms:
   slapdash, partial, incomplete, superficial

5. properadjective

   Synonyms:
   full, complete

   Antonyms:
   incomplete

6. properadjective

   Synonyms:
   total, right, utter, complete

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1. proper

   That is becoming in dress which suits the complexion, figure, and other qualities of the wearer, so as to produce on the whole a pleasing effect. That is decent which does not offend modesty or propriety. That is suitable which is adapted to the age, station, situation, and other circumstances of the wearer; coarse, heavy boots are suitable for farm-work; a juvenile style of dress is not suitable for an old lady. In conduct much the same rules apply. The dignity and gravity of a patriarch would not be becoming to a child; at a funeral lively, cheery sociability would not be decorous, while noisy hilarity would not be decent; sumptuous display would not be suitable for a poor person. Fit is a compendious term for whatever fits the person, time, place, occasion, etc.; as, a fit person; a fit abode; a fit place. Fitting, or befitting, is somewhat more elegant, implying a nicer adaptation. Meet, a somewhat archaic word, expresses a moral fitness; as, meet for heaven. Compare BEAUTIFUL.

   Synonyms:
   becoming, befitting, beseeming, comely, congruous, decent, decorous, fit, fitting, graceful, meet, neat, seemly, suitable, worthy

   Antonyms:
   awkward, ill-becoming, ill-fitting, improper, indecent, indecorous, unbecoming, unfit, unseemly, unsuitable

   Preposition:
   The dress was becoming to the wearer. Such conduct was becoming in him.

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1. proper

   Synonyms:
   peculiar, appertinent, personal, own, constitutional, special, befitting, adapted, suited, suitable, appropriate, just, fair, equitable, right, decent, becoming, fit

   Antonyms:
   common, inappertinent, alien, universal, nonspecial, unbefitting, unadapted, unsuited, unsuitable, inappropriate, wrong, indecent, unbecoming, improper

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1. properadjective

   marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness

   "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners"

   Synonyms:
   proper(a), right, proper(ip)

   Antonyms:
   indecent, out-of-the-way, unseemly, inappropriate, untoward, general, unbecoming, wrong, indecorous, uncomely, nonspecific, incorrect, unreal, improper

2. proper(a)adjective

   having all the qualities typical of the thing specified

   "wanted a proper dinner; not just a snack"; "he finally has a proper job"

   Antonyms:
   unreal, indecent, general, improper, unbecoming, nonspecific, incorrect, inappropriate, unseemly, out-of-the-way, uncomely, indecorous, untoward, wrong

3. proper(ip)adjective

   limited to the thing specified

   "the city proper"; "his claim is connected with the deed proper"

   Antonyms:
   untoward, improper, unreal, incorrect, wrong, indecorous, inappropriate, nonspecific, general, indecent, out-of-the-way, unseemly, unbecoming, uncomely

4. proper, rightadjective

   appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs

   "everything in its proper place"; "the right man for the job"; "she is not suitable for the position"

   Synonyms:
   right(a), proper(a), good, proper(ip), veracious, correct, right, ripe, right-hand(a)

   Antonyms:
   unreal, indecorous, improper, out-of-the-way, unseemly, uncomely, unbecoming, nonspecific, general, inappropriate, incorrect, wrong, indecent, untoward

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1. mannered

   Submitted by anonymous on November 24, 2019  

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1. properadjective

   Synonyms:
   particular, peculiar, individual, special, specific, not common

2. properadjective

   Synonyms:
   fit, fitting, befitting, suitable, appropriate, meet, seemly, convenient, adapted, becoming, right, legitimate

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1. properadjective

   Synonyms:
   appropriate, meet, suitable, seemly, condign, appertinent, conformable, consistent, apposite, decorous, conventional, formal, sedate, demure

   Antonyms:
   improper, inappropriate, unsuitable

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1. List of paraphrases for "proper":

   appropriate, adequate, suitable, correct, good, right, sound, due, decent, real, genuine, fit, true, properly, own, duly, relevant, fitting, correctly, fair, reasonable, accurate, sufficient

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1. Whisperer Cesar Millan:

   I am pleased but not surprised by this news – our animal handling procedures are safe and humane, just like LA County Animal Control, my team and I are 100 percent dedicated to the proper care of all animals, including the farm pig in this case. I am continuing my work rescuing and rehabilitating even the most difficult problem dogs, which has saved the lives of thousands of animals that otherwise would have been euthanized.

2. Acting Information Minister Isaac Jackson:

   These activities - these prayers services - are taking place in an effort to accord these people the utmost respect considering the circumstances under which they were cremated and they parted with their families, we think it is only but proper that we now accord them - the over 3,000 people cremated - respect in a more dignified way.

3. Neil Fitt:

   But I do not see a problem if the hunting is done in a proper, ethical and above-board manner.

4. Jonathan Finer:

   The notion that the President of the United States is going to go to one of the cultural and religious centers of the region and explain the proper role of Islam in the world in Saudi Arabia, I think really risks setting some off notes.

5. Kathleen Leos:

   Across our country, politics has replaced teaching at the expense of our children, politicized classrooms have caused education standards to fall, leaving children without the proper core competencies in literacy and history. This curriculum explores our nation’s journey through time, while also reinforcing literacy skills through critical reading and writing instruction using this innovative platform.