comme il faut

adjective

Definition of comme il fautnext
as in appropriate

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Recent Examples of comme il faut Champagne obviously flowed comme il faut; everyone was in good spirits. — Tiziana Cardini, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2024 There is nothing scary, amiss, or unrelatable about me, who am comme il faut. — Laura Kolbe, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2023 Among the upper crust, such a thing would not have been comme il faut. — Moira Hodgson, WSJ, 5 July 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comme il faut
  1. appropriate
  2. suitable
  3. correct
  4. fitting
  5. proper
  6. acceptable
  7. meet
  8. decent
Adjective
  • Casual straw boater hats were only appropriate during summer months—specifically from May 15 (Straw Hat Day) to September 15 (Felt Hat Day).
    — Michele Metych Britannica Editors Sep. 4, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Parton also made an effort to contribute to causes such as child literacy with her Imagination Library program, which mails a free age-appropriate book to children every month from birth to fifth grade.
    — Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of appropriate
Adjective
  • My friend Paul Davis, the great artist and illustrator, even did an impressive painting of a rat, yet neither of us could convince our editors that this urban reality was a suitable topic for an upscale city magazine.
    — Gloria Steinem, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026
  • City had intended to replace every outgoing, but in the end felt that Nico O’Reilly would be a suitable option in midfield in place of Gonzalez, as they are well stocked at left-back with Josko Gvardiol and Rayan Ait-Nouri.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of suitable
Adjective
  • Dallas was then left with the decision to risk him on waivers, but the decision to do it on Monday rather than Sunday ended up being the correct move to get him back in Dallas.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Last week’s guest subscriber, Manchester United fan Matt from London, predicted six correct results out of 10 to send the readers to the top of the table.
    — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of correct
Adjective
  • How long each company operates depends on how fitting the incentives continue to be for the market.
    — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Nick Miceli, regional president of TD’s Southeast Metro, spoke to the media about the new office and how TD Bank is fitting into the Charlotte region.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of fitting
Adjective
  • Potassium is a mineral your body needs for proper heart and muscle function.
    — Zia Sherrell, HEALTH, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Bailey, who also serves as Bank of England governor, warned about the absence of proper guardrails around the technology, underscored by recent incidents in which frontier AI models being tested went rogue.
    — Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of proper
Adjective
  • Too often, the pressure is not to go further, but to remain legible, acceptable, and marketable.
    — Alessia Glaviano, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026
  • But this seemed an acceptable trade-off for a childhood in which kids quickly learned to act independently.
    — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of acceptable
Adjective
  • When In Rome is followed by Practice Makes Perfect and then Beg, Borrow, or Steal, each of which follows two different couples who also have their meet cutes in Rome, Kentucky.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 23 July 2026
  • The ‘meet cute’ is becoming a trope in how people on social media talk about romance.
    — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of meet
Adjective
  • Jeremy Jacquet looks like a decent replacement for Ibrahima Konate and getting Ronald Araujo on loan provides extra cover given the defensive injuries.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Cease has been decent against Guardians hitters, holding them to 26 hits in 105 at-bats, but only nine of them have been for extra bases.
    — David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of decent

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“Comme il faut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comme%20il%20faut. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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