traditional

[truh-dish-uh-nl] / trəˈdɪʃ ə nl /

ADJECTIVE

usual, established

Synonyms

STRONGEST

classic classical common conventional historic long-established old popular regular time-honored universal

WEAK

acceptable accustomed acknowledged ancestral customary doctrinal fixed folk habitual immemorial oral prescribed rooted sanctioned taken for granted transmitted unwritten widely used widespread

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abnormal different extraordinary infrequent irregular modern new rare uncommon unusual

WEAK

fresh unestablished unfixed untraditional

Example Sentences

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With an itinerary of Indigenous culture, Australian sport, multiple good causes and a trip to the national war memorial, it had all the hallmarks of a traditional royal tour.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

But these are not books designed to win arguments in the traditional sense.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2026

That might mean a surprising win for traditional software, despite the industry being cast as falling prey to AI this year.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 18, 2026

Unlike traditional computers that use bits set to either 1 or 0, quantum computers use qubits, which can exist as 1, 0, or anything in between.

From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026

Once the traditional table séance failed, other methods were suggested to bring forth the spirits.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

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