Definitions

tradition

[truh-dish-uhn] / trəˈdɪʃ ən /

NOUN

established practice

Synonyms

STRONGEST

belief culture custom ethic folklore form habit heritage idea institution law legend lore myth mythology orthodoxy practice ritual wisdom

STRONG

birthright convention customs ethics fable inheritance mores praxis usage

WEAK

mythos unwritten law

Antonyms

STRONGEST

change heterodoxy innovation innovativeness nonconformism unconformity unorthodoxy

STRONG

apostasy bohemianism iconoclasm modernism novelty originality progression progressiveness

WEAK

adaptation creativity departure deviance deviation digression dissent divergence freshness heresy imagination imaginativeness invention irreverence new idea newness skepticism transgressiveness variation

Example Sentences

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Some 2026 World Cup predictions from AI models are going against tradition to pick the underdogs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

She will lie in state at the Grand Palace in Bangkok and her funeral will be held "with the highest honours according to royal tradition", it added.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

Whovians know that the Christmas Day specials are a longstanding tradition for the sci-fi series.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Determined to preserve the state’s tradition of supporting independents, while also solving the spoiler problem such candidates could create, Mainers approved the reform through a statewide initiative.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

But it was tradition for the family to build the sukkah out in the field, and Anya was going to follow tradition.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

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