apportionment, n. allocation, allocating, allotment, allotting, distribution, distributing, dispensation, dispensing; rationing, measuring out, measuring off, admeasuring; meting out, portioning out, parceling out, dealing out, doling out; dividing up, Inf. divvying up, subdivision, subdividing, sharing, partitioning, parting; appropriation, appropriating, designation, designating, setting apart, earmarking; specification, specifying, detailing, listing; assignment, assigning, administration, administering, awarding, granting, appointment, appointing,
apposite, adj. 1. suitable, fitting, befitting, appropriate, meet, proper, becoming, seemly; suited, fit, well-suited, well-adapted, likely; agreeable, congenial, adapted, congruous; due, (of punishment) condign.
2. apt, pertinent, applicable, relevant, germane, relative to; apropos, to the point, to the purpose, well put, pat.
3. timely, felicitous, seasonable, convenient, opportune.
appraisal, n. 1. estimated value, estimate, appraisement, price survey.
2. evaluation, valuation, assessment, appreciation; estimation, computation, calculation, approximation; counting, figuring, reckoning; gauging, rating, ranking, weighing, balancing; measuring, judging, sizing up, surveying; pricing, setting a price on, fixing the price of; ascertainment, determination,
appraise, v. 1. evaluate, valuate, place or set a value on, assess, assay, Obs. apprise; price, set a price on, fix the price of; appreciate, value, prize, treasure. 2. estimate, compute, count, account, calculate, figure, reckon; gauge, rate, rank, weigh, balance, approximate; measure, Archaic, mete, judge, size, size up, survey; ascertain, determine, figure out.
appreciable, adj. 1. perceptible, perceivable, recognizable, noticeable, discernible, distinguishable, detectable; cognizable, knowable, intelligible, comprehensible.
2. estimable, assessable, appraisable; computable, calculable, reckonable; determinable, ascertainable; sensible, material, measurable.
3. considerable, substantial, significant, pronounced; visible, apparent, evident; definite, undeniable, obvious.
appreciate, v. 1. value, cherish, treasure, prize; enjoy, relish, savor, SI. dig; like, love, care for, delight in, rejoice in, SI. get a kick out of.
2. esteem, admire, honor, adore; respect, revere, reverence, venerate; hold in high regard, estimate justly, rate highly, realize the worth of; think highly of, think well of, think much of; attach or ascribe importance to, make much of, make a fuss over; applaud, acclaim, laud, praise.
3. perceive, note, detect, recognize, discern, feel, acknowledge; understand, comprehend, apprehend, realize, see the import of, fathom; know, have knowledge of or about, Chiefly Scot. ken; sympathize, be sensitive to, feel for; be conscious of, be aware of, be alive to, be cognizant of.
4. be grateful for, be obliged, be thankful, be appreciative, never forget.
5. increase, raise, boost, advance; escalate, multiply; grow, wax, gain, swell, spread, mount, boom.
6. improve, enhance the degree of, make of greater value; intensify, heighten, strengthen, fortify.
appreciation, n. 1. evaluation, valuation, assessment, appraisal; estimation, computation, calculation, rating, ranking; measuring, judging, weighing, balancing.
2. cherishing, treasuring, prizing; enjoying, relishing, savoring, SI. digging; liking, loving, caring for, delighting in, rejoicing in.
3. esteem, admiration, honor, adoration; respect, reverence, veneration.
4. perception, notation, detection, recognition, discernment; understanding, comprehension, apprehension, realization, cognizance; sympathy, sensitivity.