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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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While forging a routine path through JFK airport earlier this month, my partner spotted a few not-so-routine sights.

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026

Being there for his weekly routine captures something of Michaels’ entrenched schedule, as well as the scary-fast prep swirling around him.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

At two and a quarter hours, “The Mummy” runs at least a half-hour longer than is warranted by its routine story.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

One example is Cole's routine of buying a five euro 'piadina' - an Italian flatbread sandwich - from a stall outside Cesena's stadium before his media conferences.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Next up, three girls from the fifth grade did a dance routine to a Madonna song.

From "Hopping Mad (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #4)" by Franklin W. Dixon

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