Definitions

protocols

NOUN

rules of conduct, behavior in certain situation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

agreement code contract covenant custom obligation pact

STRONG

compact concordat conventions courtesy decorum etiquette formalities manners order politesse propriety treaty

WEAK

good form p's and q's

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disagreement

STRONG

bad manners impoliteness rudeness

WEAK

crudeness impropriety

Example Sentences

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"Protocols for restoration are already beginning to be implemented."

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

Protocols in a hefty technical document dictated that scientists determine where owls might be in a particular project area to map out “call points.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2025

Published in Nature Protocols and led by the University of Eastern Finland, an international team of researchers has published the first harmonized exposure protocol for ecotoxicity testing of microplastics and nanoplastics.

From Science Daily • Oct. 10, 2023

Protocols for the tunnel trains have been updated since then and the worker, who was seriously injured in the incident, has returned to work elsewhere, Ward said.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 11, 2023

At one point Bobby had both Protocols and Nature's Eternal Religion mailed to Jack and Ethel Collins, without asking whether they wanted to read them.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady