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Stephenlearner Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Suitable, fit, proper, and appropriate

Hi,

Would you look and see if they are right?

He hesitated, searching for a suitable word.
He hesitated, searching for a fit word.
He hesitated, searching for an appropriate word.
He hesitated, searching for a proper word.

I feel the first, third, and the fourth are good, but I am not sure about the second.

Do you think they are the same in meaning?

Thanks very much!
  

Top answer

I agree, SUITABLE and APPROPRIATE are best, and mean the same thing. "a fit word" is wrong; you could say "a FITTING word" but that's not as good as SUITABLE and APPROPRIATE. PROPER is not right either.

— KrisBlueNZ

  • I agree, SUITABLE and APPROPRIATE are best, and mean the same thing.
  • "a fit word" is wrong; you could say "a FITTING word" but that's not as good as SUITABLE and APPROPRIATE.
  • PROPER is not right either.
  • The only words about which I would say "That's not a PROPER word" are 'words' like ALOT, OFCOURSE, etc, which are not real words.
  • I suggest "...
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I agree, SUITABLE and APPROPRIATE are best, and mean the same thing.
"a fit word" is wrong; you could say "a FITTING word" but that's not as good as SUITABLE and APPROPRIATE.
PROPER is not right either. The only words about which I would say "That's not a PROPER word" are 'words' like ALOT, OFCOURSE, etc, which are not real words.
I suggest "... searching for THE BEST word" or "... sea
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Thank you for your help. I am grateful.
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