Definitions

de rigueur

[duh ri-gur, duh ree-gœr] / də rɪˈgɜr, də riˈgœr /

ADJECTIVE

socially obligatory

Synonyms

STRONGEST

mandatory necessary obligatory required

STRONG

called-for comme il faut conventional correct decorous done fitting meet proper right

WEAK

a must conforming to accepted standards

Antonyms

STRONG

gauche ill-advised improper inappropriate malapropos not done unacceptable unconventional unnecessary unseemly

Example Sentences

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This is the de rigueur work of what William’s officials call an “away day”—when the prince heads every other week into the provinces to sprinkle some royal stardust.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Supporting Mamdani became stylish – almost de rigueur – among certain segments of affluent New York.

From Salon • Jun. 28, 2025

Jackson recently published Lovely One, her entry into the canon of de rigueur Supreme Court memoirs.

From Slate • Oct. 4, 2024

But their institutional weight made it de rigueur in Southern California philanthropy.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2024

Though self-aggrandizement was de rigueur among the generalissimos of the time, he remained ever cautious.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro

de rigueur

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