advisable
adjectiveSensible or appropriate to do in the circumstances.
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Clear all filtersSensible or appropriate to do in the circumstances.
Relevant and suitable for use in a particular situation.
Relevant or well suited to the situation.
Suited to the occasion
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To be necessary, proper, or advantageous for someone.
Corresponding in size, degree, or value to something else.
Accepted rules of polite or appropriate conduct in a particular setting.
Treating a serious matter with deliberately inappropriate humor.
Well chosen, apt, or pleasingly appropriate.
An inappropriately light or disrespectful attitude toward a serious matter.
Showing an inappropriately casual or disrespectful attitude toward a serious matter.
Directly relevant to the matter being discussed.
Conduct or expression considered improper or unsuitable.
Out of keeping with the surrounding context or lacking harmony.
Grossly offensive or indecent, especially in language or sexual expression.
Direct relevance to the subject being considered.
Relevant to the subject or situation.
Corresponding appropriately in size, amount, or degree to something else.
Corresponding in degree
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Behavior that meets accepted standards of appropriateness.
Directly connected with or useful to the matter being considered.
The quality of occurring or being completed at an appropriate or useful time.
Inappropriate to a person's role, character, or expected standards of conduct.
Inappropriate to expected conduct
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Conduct or appearance that is inappropriate for a particular setting.
Inappropriate or improper in a particular setting.
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