Plastics have taken the place of many conventional materials.
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Conventional
/kənˈvɛnʃənl̩/
Synonyms for "conventional" (460 found)
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Closest matches (92)
Adjective(38 words)
acceptable ssnanalog traditionalistancient codeappropriate settingarchetypalaverage-case time comparisoncanon lawsceremoniousclassicclassic roman numeralsclassicalclassical canonclassical composersclassical compositionclassical concertclassical historyclassical languageclassical lawclassical literatureclassical musical piece
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classical physicsclassical sonatasclassical studiesclassical styleclassical symphoniesclichedcommoncommon prepositionscommon referencecommon room rulescommon termcommonestconservative mindsetconservative policyconventualcookie cutter shapecultural system norms etiquettecurrent norms
Noun(19 words)
accepted ruleanimal classificationbehavioral patternclassic design patternclassical adjectiveclassical mechanicsclassical thoughtclichecoding standardcommon beliefcommon practicecommon traitconservative conceptconservative forcesconservative stanceconservative usagecookie-cuttercultural normcultural practice
Strong matches (138)
customaryde rigueurdecentdecorousestablishedevangelicaleverydayfaithfulfamiliarfastidiousfirmfixedfolkformalformalisticgardengarden varietygarden-varietygenerally acceptedhabitual
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hackneyedhallowedhanded downharmoniousheroichideboundhieratichoaryhouseholdimmemorialin accordin keepingin linein stepinveteratekosherlegendaryliteralliturgicliturgicallong establishedlong standinglong-establishedlong-standingmeetmiddle-classmoderatemythologicalnaivenarrow-mindednaturalniceno great shakesnormal
Adjective(37 words)
customary law frameworkcustomary normscustomary practicecustomary procedureemblematicestablishedformalformal atmosphereformal courtingformal guidelineformal italianformal languages examplesformal logicsformal modelformal rulesformal standardsformal styleformal systemformulaicfustiest
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fustyidiomaticinstitutional arrangementlinguistic conventionlinguistic conventionsliterary society journalliterary traditionmainstream mediamainstream popmatronlymore conservativenewtoniannon organic productsnonorganicnormal datanormal orientationnormal regulation
Noun(44 words)
customary law normscustomary law of nationscustomary law principlescustomary lawsdefaultdesign practicedutch conservatiefeducational traditionsfamily traditionfixed expressionformal arrangementformal expressionformal usagefoursquarefrench regulergeneral practicegeneral practice normsidiomatic expressionidiomatic usageiso
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less uniquelike standard englishlinguagem formalmainlinemainlinesmainstreammainstream lifemainstream societymoral normsmore customarymore formal frenchmore mainstreammore normalmossbackmost academic disciplinemost classicalmost conservativemost customarymost textbook-basednaming schemenoncreative subjectnormal force conceptnormal typenormally expected
Adverb(2 words)
most formal promptsmost standard language form
Verb(1 words)
Related words (230)
normativeobtainingof long standingof the faithof the folkold hatold-fashionedoralorderlyordinaryorthodoxorthodoxicalparochialpedanticplasticpompouspopularpreciseprecisianisticpredominating
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prescribedprescriptiveprevailingprevalentprimproperpunctiliousreactionaryready-madereceivedrecognizedregularregulationreliablereservedresponsiblerightritualritualisticrootedrun-of-minerun-of-the-millsacerdotalscripturalscrupuloussedateseemlysetsimplesobersolemnsoundsquarestandardstandingstaplestatelystepstiltedstockstodgystraightstuffysuburbantemperatetextualtime-honoredtraditionaltraditionalisttraditionalistictried and truetruetrue bluetrue-blueunderstoodunexceptionaluniversalunnoteworthyunremarkableunsophisticatedunspectacularunwrittenuptightusualvenerablevernacularwell-manneredwidespreadwontedworshipful
Adjective(92 words)
normative conformitynormative termobligatoryoff-the-rack shopperofficial codeold fashioned classroomold formold methodsoldfashionedordinaryordinary dayplatitudinouspredictablepreppyproperpropererregular energy labelregular itemreligious art traditionrespectable
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routineroutine proceduresroutine responseschematicshared normshared normssocial group normssocial obligationspanish conservadorsquarersquarestsquarishstaidstaiderstaideststandardstandard abbreviationstandard beliefstandard french pedagogystandard language policystandard measurementsstandard notationstandard portuguese pronunciationstandard procedurestandard romanian spellingstandard taskstandard templatestandard termstandard textstandard walkerstandardized procedurestandardized protocolstatic educationstatus-quo policiesstereotypicalstodgieststrong community normsswedish konservativtextbook phrasingtextbook valuetradition based educationtradition based methodtradition-relatedtraditionaltraditional agriculture curriculumtraditional arttraditional classroom lecturetraditional concepttraditional cottagetraditional cremationtraditional cultural practicetraditional curriculumtraditional economytraditional holidaystraditional lawtraditional lifestyletraditional methodtraditional patterntraditional storytraditional structuretraditional teaching materialstraditional teaching tooltritesttweedytypicaltypical classroom activitytypical complexitytypical language developmenttypical weekly patternsuniform environmentuniform planunsurprising
Noun(43 words)
normative influenceold style serifpractice basedregular physics courseregular scheduleregular typerightfieldromanian word stockroutine drillroutine problemroutine taskschool typesocietal developmentspanish ordinariostandard expressionstandard formstandard horticulture practicestandard physicsstandard practicestandard units
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standard usestdstock descriptivestylistic featurestylistic guidesymbolic adjectivetemplate shapestextbook exercise usagetextbook programtextbook styletradtradition basedtradition based learningtradition based teachingtraditional practicetraditional teachingtraditional teaching methodtraditional viewtraditionally designedtraditionally taughttraditionally valuedtypical lesson exampletypical physics problem
Verb(5 words)
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5 entriesconventional attireconventional classroomconventional methodconventional teachingconventional wisdom
Inflections
2 entriesmore conventionalmost conventional
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Sample sentences
15 total sentences available.
The new product will not be distributed through conventional channels.
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His invention is superior to conventional equipment.
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They are conventional in their judgement.
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