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Definitions

routine

[roo-teen] / ruˈtin /
ADJECTIVE
habitual
Synonyms
STRONGEST
conventional everyday normal ordinary periodic regular unremarkable usual
STRONG
familiar general plain seasonal standard
WEAK
accepted accustomed chronic customary methodical quotidian typical wonted workaday
Antonyms
STRONGEST
abnormal different eccentric extraordinary irregular special strange uncommon unconventional unusual variable
WEAK
breaking original untraditional
NOUN
habitual activity
Synonyms
STRONGEST
act custom cycle drill groove habit method pace pattern piece practice procedure program system technique use
STRONG
bit channels formula grind line order rote round rut schtick spiel tack treadmill usage way wont
WEAK
beaten path daily grind rat race
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disorder disorganization
WEAK
break excitement unusual

Example Sentences

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The IRS criminal investigation unit’s staff decreased by 13% last year, diverting agents and reducing the initiation of routine criminal tax cases.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

He said he thought it was a routine traffic stop.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

It could be a conversation that, for example, leads to you watching less cable-TV news or simply shaking up your routine by taking more trips.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

The African grey female named Hugo was spotted taxiing for flight by a firefighter who was carrying out a routine safety inspection.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

But he worried that his routine voyages might, in fact, be a dead end.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong