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Synonyms & Antonyms for proper
Synonyms: Adjective
befitting, correct, decent, decorous, de rigueur, genteel, nice, polite, respectable, seemly
Antonyms: Adjective
improper, inappropriate, incorrect, indecent, indecorous, indelicate, unbecoming, ungenteel, unseemly
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Examples of proper in a Sentence
Adjective
It is not proper to speak that way. The children need to learn proper behavior. It would not be proper for you to borrow the ladder without asking first. She is a very prim and proper young lady. Is this the proper spelling of your name? You need to eat a proper meal instead of junk food. Each step must be done in the proper order.Adverb
They beat us good and proper.
Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
In one session, he and the Knicks’ assistant strength and conditioning coach educated the campers on proper warm-up and stretching routines, nutrition and general health. — K.c. Johnson, chicagotribune.com, "Bulls trainer Jeff Tanaka returns to his roots — with some father-son bonding — during an NBA-conducted camp in Japan," 24 Aug. 2019 Even with all the proper documents, many loans turn into inadvertent gifts when the borrower can’t or won’t make the payments. — Liz Weston | Nerdwallet.com, oregonlive.com, "Liz Weston: First rule of friends/family loans is offer only what you can afford to lose.," 24 Aug. 2019 The amplifier is part of a system that sends signals to an approaching Soyuz that are used by the ship's computer to help calculate the proper approach trajectory. — William Harwood, CBS News, "Unpiloted Soyuz spacecraft aborts space station docking," 24 Aug. 2019 But to put it all in proper context, think back to last year's preseason. — Greg Moore, azcentral, "Arizona Cardinals vs. Minnesota Vikings: 5 questions we're asking," 23 Aug. 2019 Unfriendly critics sometimes miss the real contribution of Whitman’s democratic project: By elevating all human beings as the proper subjects of his art, Whitman shows their inherent dignity and their equality within the American republic. — Nr Editors, National Review, "Letters," 22 Aug. 2019 When was the last time your tracksuit came with pick stitching, or those comfortable jersey pants were cut like proper suiting trousers, not joggers? — Steff Yotka, Vogue, "Dao-Yi Chow Has a New Take on Tennis Apparel," 20 Aug. 2019 The chemical won’t be used anywhere in the factory until proper pollution-control equipment is installed, the company said. — Bob Shaw, Twin Cities, "Water Gremlin neighbors sue, alleging state covered up factory’s air pollution," 20 Aug. 2019 But rather than also giving them proper character arcs, the movie turns its leads into shallow avatars for GIF-able moments of badassery. — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, "The Cheap Thrills of The Kitchen and Why Women Kill," 19 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Austrian champions Salzburg are in the Champions League proper for the first time since being reformed as their current name. — SI.com, "Champions League 2019/20: All 32 Team's Confirmed Squads," 4 Sep. 2019 Giving its name to a district, the forest proper is spread over roughly 16 deciduous miles, beginning on the edge of London’s Forest Gate. — Simon Ingram, National Geographic, "Visit the world’s first National Park City," 26 July 2019 However, according to Danny, All Sports proper has become the most prestigious run in the community in recent years. — Cian Maher, The Verge, "The strange and surprisingly intense world of Wii Sports speedrunners," 5 Aug. 2019 Anyway, Oculus Quest duplicates the more rigid straps of the Rift proper, which is a huge improvement over Go’s flimsy elastic. — Hayden Dingman, PCWorld, "The $399 Oculus Quest is a premium VR headset with no wires—and no PC required," 26 Sep. 2018 Fit 411 Red Fleece is known for having a more modern (read: slimmer) fit than Brooks Brothers proper, and this shirt is no exceptio