appropriate: meaning and words from its letters
11 letters · 17 letter points · starts with A · ends with E
Meaning of appropriate
verb
- transitive
To take to oneself; to claim or use, especially as by an exclusive right.
Example: Let no man appropriate the use of a common benefit.
- transitive
To set apart for, or assign to, a particular person or use, especially in exclusion of all others; with to or for.
Example: A spot of ground is appropriated for a garden.
- UK, transitive
To annex (for example a benefice, to a spiritual corporation, as its property).
- archaic, transitive
To make suitable to; to suit.
Listed forms: appropriates, appropriating, appropriated.
Source: Wiktionary — appropriate.
adj
Suitable or fit; proper; felicitous.
Example: The headmaster wondered what an appropriate measure would be to make the pupil behave better.
Suitable to the social situation or to social respect or social discreetness; socially correct; socially discreet; well-mannered; proper.
Example: I don't think it was appropriate for the cashier to tell me out loud in front of all those people at the checkout that my hairpiece looked like it was falling out of place.
Of an action or thing: morally good; positive.
Example: Rescuing animals is an appropriate thing to do.
Of an action or thing: pleasant.
Source: Wiktionary — appropriate.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for appropriate.
adjective
meant or adapted for an occasion or use
verb
give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
verb
take possession of by force, as after an invasion
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is appropriate in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of appropriate
A(1) + P(3) + P(3) + R(1) + O(1) + P(3) + R(1) + I(1) + A(1) + T(1) + E(1) = 17 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of appropriate
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from appropriate
221 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in appropriate. Showing up to 24, longest first.