His way of thinking is formulaic.
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Formulaic
/ˌfɔɹmjəˈleɪ.ɪk/
Synonyms for "formulaic" (102 found)
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Closest matches (21)
Adjective(10 words)
algorithmicalgorithmic languagesalgorithmic rigiditycheesyclichedclichédcomputationalconsistent storytelling patternconventionalcookie cutter shape
Noun(7 words)
Strong matches (30)
Noun(12 words)
cookie recipecookie-cutterformal expressionhackneyed phrasehollywoodhospital funding formulamachine writingmath 101more mechanicalmost math programlikemost repetitivemost textbook-based
Adjective(13 words)
deterministicfixed expressionfixed-pattern pedagogyformula-relatedgenerative languagehackneyedhumdrummachinelikemanualisticmechanicalmechanical processingmechanisticmechanized process
Adverb(1 words)
most mechanical action
Determiner(1 words)
most mechanical energy transfer
Related words (51)
Adjective(22 words)
predictable pattern of behaviorprefabbedproceduralprocrusteanrobotic action planrote learning materialsroutineset phraseslavishsquare motifstandardstandard templatestereotypicalstock expressionsystematic styletextbook phrasingtextbookishtextbookliketriteuncreative work
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uninspireduninspired repetition
Noun(16 words)
Verb(5 words)
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More general
6 entriesadjectivealgorithmic termdescriptive termdiscourse featurelinguistic phenomenonmathematical descriptor
More specific
11 entriescatchphraseclosed form expressionidiompolynomial expressionpredefined methodprescribed procedurerational expressionroutine methodset phrasestock phrasetemplate method
Collocations
6 entriesformulaic analysisformulaic approachformulaic designformulaic methodologyformulaic speechformulaic writing
Inflections
2 entriesmore formulaicmost formulaic
Derivations
2 entriessimilar
1 entriesSample sentences
5 total sentences available.
a formulaic greeting
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Homeric Greeks valued clichés because not only the poets but the entire oral noetic world or thought world relied upon the formulaic constitution of thought.
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That TV series has become awfully formulaic in the last couple of seasons.
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