fittingly

In apt fashion

Fittingly means in a way that is appropriate or suitable to the circumstances.

It often introduces or comments on an apt coincidence: Fittingly, the fire station burned down on the anniversary of the great blaze.

The word signals that something matches expectations or has poetic justice: The marathon ended, fittingly, at the site where it began.

appropriately

aptly

In fitting manner

rightly · befittingly · felicitously · duly · pertinently · relevantly · becomingly · seasonably · timely · justly

deservedly

justly

With fairness applied

fairly · equitably · appropriately · duly · justifiably · warrantedly · legitimately · suitably · properly · rightly

harmoniously

congruently

In matching fashion

concordantly · correspondingly · synchronously · resonantly · consonantly · uniformly · symmetrically · proportionately · seamlessly · integrally

Opposites
appropriateness/suitability

fittinglyinappropriately

In an unsuitable manner

unsuitably · improperly · wrongly · inaptly · incorrectly

harmony/congruence

fittinglyincongruously

In mismatched manner

awkwardly · jarringly · out of place · oddly · discordantly

Phrases
Family

fitting, unfitting, befitting, refitting

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G