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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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Hurdles big and small are de rigueur for airlines, unfortunately, and there were some high ones to clear last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

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

From Slate • Oct. 4, 2024

When he first opened, he dutifully stocked his back bar with ingredients for de rigueur cocktails: cranberry juice for Cosmopolitans and a $100 jar of fancy olives for Dirty Martinis.

From Salon • Sep. 18, 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

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.