proprieties

NOUN

custom

Synonyms

STRONGEST

characteristic habit practice procedure rule

STRONG

addiction consuetude fashion form grind groove habitude hang-up manner mode observance praxis precedent routine shot swim thing trick usage use way wont

WEAK

beaten path daily grind into matter of course second nature

Antonyms

WEAK

departure deviation difference divergence irregularity

NOUN

habitude

Synonyms

STRONG

addiction characteristic consuetude fashion form grind groove habit hang-up manner mode observance practice praxis precedent procedure routine rule shot

WEAK

beaten path daily grind into matter of course second nature

Antonyms

STRONG

neglect

NOUN

usance

Synonyms

STRONG

addiction characteristic consuetude fashion form grind groove habit habitude hang-up manner mode observance practice praxis precedent procedure routine rule shot swim thing trick usage use way wont

WEAK

beaten path daily grind into matter of course second nature

Antonyms

STRONG

ignorance neglect

Example Sentences

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He was concerned that if he died intestate, his proprieties would not be passed to Li.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 24, 2023

Ms Villiers told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "The Prime Minister is very clear that proprieties were observed."

From BBC • Sep. 28, 2019

Being faithful to the period, she also observes the social proprieties.

From New York Times • May 25, 2018

White says that the song was a declaration that the White Stripes weren’t going to observe punk proprieties.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 5, 2017

Father had warned me that demons sometimes do not have a feeling for the proprieties.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep