ふさわしい・相応しいfusawashii[4]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. i-adjectiveappropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
   君きみにふさわしいはずはないのだから。↗

   He couldn't be good for you.

• Synonym似つかわしいにつかわしいWrittenWritten/formal word for befitting one's status, most often seen in the negative 「似つかわしくない」; 「相応しい」 is the more common choice.
• Synonym適切てきせつNeutralSays an action or response is handled properly and appropriately, as in 「適切な対応」; 「相応しい」 is about befitting a person or occasion.
• Synonym相応そうおうNeutralSays something matches one's status or ability, as in 「年齢相応」; 「相応しい」 is the adjective form and more colloquial.
• Synonym似合わしいにあわしいWrittenWritten/formal and rarely used; says things go well together; in everyday speech use 「似合う」 or 「相応しい」.
• Synonym手ごろてごろNeutralAbout price, size or level being within easy reach, as in 「手ごろな値段」; 「相応しい」 stresses being a fitting match.
• Synonym適宜てきぎWrittenWritten/formal for doing something as appropriate, at one's discretion, as in 「適宜休憩」; 「相応しい」 stresses being a fitting match.
• Synonym適当てきとうNeutralMeans suitable, but in speech often takes on a perfunctory, half-hearted nuance; 「相応しい」 has no such negative sense.
• Synonym適正てきせいNeutralSays a price, quantity or level is reasonable and proper, as in 「適正価格」; 「相応しい」 stresses being a fitting match.
• SynonymもってこいCasualColloquial for just right, couldn't be better, as in 「持って来いの場所」; 「相応しい」 is more formal.
• SynonymしかるべきWrittenA pre-noun modifier for what is due or ought to be done, as in 「しかるべき処置」; 「相応しい」 focuses on being a fitting match.
• SynonymうってつけCasualColloquial for perfect for the purpose, the ideal choice, as in 「うってつけの人材」; 「相応しい」 is more neutral.
• Related妥当だとうNeutralSays a judgment or decision is sound and holds up; 「相応しい」 is about befitting a person or occasion.
• Related合うあうNeutralA verb meaning to fit or match; the most colloquial of these words; 「相応しい」 is about befitting one's status or the occasion.
• RelatedあてはまるNeutralA verb for applying or meeting set conditions, as when a rule or description fits; 「相応しい」 stresses being a fitting match.
• Related適格てきかくNeutralMeans qualified or eligible, meeting the set requirements, as in 「適格者」; 「相応しい」 stresses being a fitting match.
• Related適したてきしたNeutralSuited to a particular purpose or use, as in 「料理に適した器」; 「相応しい」 stresses being a fitting match.
• Relatedそれ相応それそうおうNeutralMeans proportionate to the situation at hand, as in 「それ相応の報酬」; 「相応しい」 stresses being a fitting match.
• Related合目的的ごうもくてきてきWrittenWritten/formal, technical term for serving the purpose at hand; 「相応しい」 is about befitting a person or occasion.
• Antonym不適切ふてきせつNeutralThe antonym on the axis of appropriateness: improper, not fitting for the matter at hand.
• Antonym不相応ふそうおうNeutralThe antonym on the axis of being a match: not befitting one's status or position.

Use 「相応しい」 for something that befits a person's status or an occasion, as in 「彼に相応しい仕事」. When the point is an action being handled properly, choose 「適切」; for something just right or ideal, 「うってつけ」 or 「持って来い」; for a reasonable price, 「手ごろ」. The antonyms are 「不相応」 for not befitting and 「不適切」 for improper.

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1. 似につかわしい。適てきしている。