What is another word for be proper?

Pronunciation: [biː pɹˈɒpə] (IPA)

When it comes to expressing oneself clearly and effectively, having a range of synonyms for "be proper" can be useful. Depending on the context, one might use words like "be appropriate," "be fitting," or "be correct" to convey the same general idea. Other options might include "be suitable," "be apt," or "be seemly." No matter which synonym one chooses, the key is to use language that conveys a sense of formality and respectability. By selecting the right words to express oneself, one can communicate with precision and clarity, helping to ensure that others understand the intended message.

What are the hypernyms for Be proper?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Famous quotes with Be proper

  • It may be proper to observe, that I had now passed the utmost frontier of the white settlements on that border.
    William Bartram
  • It may not be proper for me, perhaps, to let my feelings carry me further am therefore resigned to stop here, if sir, you think my particular reasons following too free, or will give offense to the House, which I would be sorry to be thought capable of intending.
    Christopher Gadsden
  • IT may be proper to observe further, that this Duty is not confined to those who live under any one particular Form of Government: It extends to the Subjects of all regular States, lawfully established.
    Charles Inglis
  • There is no such thing as a worthless book though there are some far worse than worthless; no book that is not worth preserving, if its existence may be tolerated; as there may be some men whom it may be proper to hang, but none should be suffered to starve.
    Samuel Taylor Coleridge
  • All novels are, or should be, written for both men and women to read, and I am at loss to conceive how a man should permit himself to write anything that would be really disgraceful to a woman, or why a woman should be censured for writing anything that would be proper and becoming for a man.
    Anne Brontë

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