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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Tradition holds that the poem was composed by Caedmon, a cowherd from Whitby in present day North Yorkshire, after a divine visitation inspired him to sing.

From Science Daily • May 17, 2026

“There isn’t a lot of fundamental support for a move to $3,” says Gary Cunningham of Tradition Energy in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Tradition dictates that an MP is ceremonially held "hostage" in the palace to ensure the king's safe return.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Tradition dictates that three weeks out from a Budget the air is full of every conceivable voice but the chancellor's.

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2025

That afternoon, he was brought before the tribal chieftains, who asked him why he had violated the Tradition.

From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho

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