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Verbs (13)

v. take possession of by force, as after an invasion; "the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"; "The army seized the town"; "The militia captured the castle"

appropriate, seize, take possession of, take over

v. seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession; "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died"

allow, appropriate, earmark, set aside, reserve

v. give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"; "She sets aside time for meditation every day"

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Adjectives (1)

appropriate

adj. suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc; "a book not appropriate for children"; "a funeral conducted the appropriate solemnity"; "it seems that an apology is appropriate"

Fuzzynyms (63)

hijack

v. seize control of; "they hijacked the judicial process"

hijack

v. seize control of; "they hijacked the judicial process"

plagiarize, plagiarise, lift

v. take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property

pirate

v. copy illegally; of published material

budget

v. make a budget

deal

v. give (a specific card) to a player; "He dealt me the Queen of Spades"

have, have got, hold

v. have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense; "She has $1,000 in the bank"; "He has got two beautiful daughters"; "She holds a Master's degree from Harvard"

sequester

v. requisition forcibly, as of enemy property; "the estate was sequestered"

grab

v. obtain illegally or unscrupulously; "Grab power"

deposit, bank

v. put into a bank account; "She deposits her paycheck every month"

congregate

v. come together, usually for a purpose; "The crowds congregated in front of the Vatican on Christmas Eve"

pile up, heap up, stack up

v. arrange into piles or stacks; "She piled up her books in my living room"

roll up, collect, accumulate, pile up, amass, compile, hoard

v. get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune"

reserve, hold, book

v. arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance; "reserve me a seat on a flight"; "The agent booked tickets to the show for the whole family"; "please hold a table at Maxim's"

save, preserve

v. to keep up and reserve for personal or special use; "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer"

save

v. spend less; buy at a reduced price

carry

v. have or possess something abstract; "I carry her image in my mind's eye"; "I will carry the secret to my grave"; "I carry these thoughts in the back of my head"; "I carry a lot of life insurance"

correct, right

adj. free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth; "the correct answer"; "the correct version"; "the right answer"; "took the right road"; "the right decision"

correct, right

adj. in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure; "what's the right word for this?"; "the right way to open oysters"

correct, right

adj. socially right or correct; "it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye"; "correct behavior"

fitting

adj. in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion; "We have come to dedicate a portion of that field...It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this"

becoming, comely, comme il faut, decent, decorous, seemly

adj. according with custom or propriety; "her becoming modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent burial"; "seemly behavior"

decent

adj. conforming to conventions of sexual behavior; "speech in this circle, if not always decent, never became lewd"- George Santayana

worthy

adj. having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable; "a worthy fellow"; "a worthy cause"

apposite, apt, pertinent

adj. being of striking appropriateness and pertinence; "the successful copywriter is a master of apposite and evocative verbal images"; "an apt reply"

pretty

adj. pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing; "pretty girl"; "pretty song"; "pretty room"

felicitous

adj. exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style; "a felicitous speaker"

germane(p)

adj. relevant and appropriate; "he asks questions that are germane and central to the issue"

presentable

adj. fit to be seen; "presentable clothes"

satisfactory, acceptable

adj. meeting requirements; "the step makes a satisfactory seat"

suitable

adj. worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse; "the parents found the girl suitable for their son"

respectable

adj. characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals; "a respectable woman"

honest, honorable

adj. not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent; "honest lawyers"; "honest reporting"

trustworthy, trusty

adj. worthy of trust or belief; "a trustworthy report"; "an experienced and trustworthy traveling companion"

Synonyms (1)

set

v. put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state; "set the house afire"

Antonyms (5)

inappropriate

adj. not suitable for a particular occasion etc; "noise seems inappropriate at a time of sadness"; "inappropriate shoes for a walk on the beach"; "put inappropriate pressure on them"

improper

adj. not suitable or right or appropriate; "slightly improper to dine alone with a married man"; "improper medication"; "improper attire for the golf course"

improper, wrong

adj. not appropriate for a purpose or occasion; "said all the wrong things"

undue

adj. not appropriate or proper (or even legal) in the circumstances; "undue influence"; "I didn't want to show undue excitement"; "accused of using undue force"

appropriate

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