apropos
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
- arrow points to the broader concept
- dashed outline: no word in this language
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
of an appropriate or pertinent nature
Related & opposite
- appropriate also see
- malapropos antonym
- appropriateness attribute
- apposite similar to
Sense 2 adverb
at an opportune time
your letter arrived apropos
Related & opposite
- well-timeda derived from
Sense 3 adverb
introducing a different topic; in point of fact
incidentally, I won't go to the party
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | appropriate |
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | malapropos |
| 1 | attribute | Related & opposite | appropriateness |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | apposite |
| 2 | derived from | Related & opposite | well-timeda |