We're doing the same old routine: going bar hopping and then to karaoke.
Source: tatoeba (19400)
Routine
/ɹuˈtin/
Synonyms for "routine" (528 found)
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Closest matches (106)
Noun(23 words)
functionproceduresubroutineactadjective of processalgorithmsbehavior patternbitboringcakewalkclassroom directiveclockworkscourse of eventscultural practicedailinessdaily baseline activitydaily choresdaily drilldaily logdaily pattern
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acceptedaccustomedactactualafterpiecealgorithmapproacharrangedarrangementarrayarticulationassignedattackautomaticaveragebanalbankbeatbeatenbeaten path
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besettingbitboringbureaucracybureaucratismbusinesslikebuzzcatenacatenationcentralchainchain reactionchainingchaserchinoiseriechronicclichedcommonconcatenationconcordconnectionconsecutionconstantcontinuumconventionalcoursecurrentcurtaincurtain callcurtain raisercustomcustomarycycledailydaily grinddeploymentdescentdesignateddisciplinedisposaldispositiondivertimentodivertissement
Adjective(19 words)
administrative traditionbanal ideabasic materialscollective practicecommon goalscomputational routinedaily activitiesdaily assembly scheduledaily collectdaily habitsdaily life activitydaily papersdaily patternsdaily physics homeworkdaily practicedaily routinedaily scheduledaily taskdaily tools
Verb(1 words)
do daily chores
Strong matches (158)
dominantdrilldroneendless beltendless roundepidemicepilogueeverydayexodeexodusexpository scenefamiliarfashionfilefiliationfinaleflywheel effectformformalformation
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formulafrequentfrequentativegamutgeneralgradationgrindgrooveguisehabithabitualhackhackneyedharmoniousharmonyhoke acthumin handindian fileinstitutioninterludeintermediaryintermediateintermezzointermissionintroductionjog trotlayoutlineline of actionlineagelineslineupmannermanner of workingmanymany timesmarshalingmeanmeansmechanicalmedialmedianmediocremediummenialmethodmethodicalmethodologymiddle-of-the-roadmiddlingmomodemode of operationmode of proceduremoderatemodus operandimonotonemonotonousnaturalnexusnormalnot rarenumber
Noun(31 words)
drill practiceestablished pattern of behavioreveryday calculationsfigure skatingfollow weekly patternfunctional processfunctionsgarden varietygardening practicegrindsgrooveshabit patternhabitshabitualhealthcare practiceholiday morning routinehumdruminvestigation notebookmaintain weekly patternmechanicality
Adjective(37 words)
dutch praktijkeverydayeveryday activitieseveryday communicationeveryday household itemseveryday itemeveryday languageseveryday natural languageeveryday objecteveryday objectseveryday routineseveryday speecheveryday taskseveryday wordexpectedfixed procedureformulaicgeneral chemistry laboratoryhabitual actionhabitual pattern of behavior
Verb(1 words)
establish a habit
Preposition(1 words)
in practice
Adverb(2 words)
more mechanical actionmost mechanical interaction
Determiner(2 words)
most everydaymost routine motion
Related words (264)
Noun(85 words)
observable weekly patternofficial statementordinarinessordinarypattern a garmentpattern after teacherpattern weeklypatternsploddingspracticepractice a skillpractice itempractice routinepredictabilitypredictableprocedimientoproceduresprocedurăprocess systemprocédure
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proformaproject workflowsprotocolrecurring tasksregimenregimensregimesregularregular scheduleregular weekly patterningregularity descriptionrepeating patternrhythmsrigamarolesritualritual patternritual practiceritualsromanian practicăromanian word stockrotesroutine drillroutine mechanical operationroutinesrutssamenessschool taskschool week patternschtickschticklschticksschtikscriptself-disciplineshticklshticksshtikshtiklshtikssocializerspreadsheet scriptstalestand upstandardstaplestatus quossubprogramsubprogramssubroutinessystem tasksystematized processsystemsteacher markingtedioustraditionturntypicaltypical lesson exampletypical physics problemvanillaweeklinessweekly patternedwork habitwork regularlyworkflows
Adjective(37 words)
obvious repetitive patternongoing practiceoral temperature check protocolordinary dayorganizational methodpatterned actionpatterned behaviorpredictable patternpredictable pattern of behaviorpredictable procedurepredictable trendquotidianrecurring pattern of behaviorregular breaksrepeatable procedurerepetitive noiserepetitive writingrhythmic patternsimple chorestandard procedure
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strong weekly patternstructured routinetrivialtypical weekly patterntypical weekly patternsunchanged patternuncreative workunexceptionalunexcitinguninspired repetitionunremarkableunremarkable examunsurprisingunwritten practicesweekly templateworkadayworkmanlike
of common occurrenceoft-repeatedoftentimeorderorderedorderlyordinaryorganizationpandemicpartpatternpeacependulumperformanceperfunctoryperiodicitypersistentpieceplainplan
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plenumpopularpowder trainpracticepredominantpredominatingprevailingprevalentprocedureproceedingprocessprogrammeprogrammedprogressionprologueproportionprosaicqueuequietquietuderampantrangerankready-maderecurrencerecurrentrecurringred tapered-tapeismregnantregularregularityreigningrepetitivereticulationriferiteritualrotationroteroundrowrulerulingrunrun-of-the-millrunningrutscalescenariosceneschedulescheduledsequenceseriessetupshticksingle filesketchskitsong and dancespectrumsquirrel cagestand-up comedy actstandardsteadystepstereotypedstintstockstringstripteasestructurestylesuccessionswathswingsymmetricalsymmetrysystemsystematictacktechniquetedioustediumthe drillthe howthe way ofthick-comingthingthreadtiertiresometonetracktraditionaltraintranquillitytreadmilltriteturnunchanginguneventfuluniformuniformityunimaginativeuninterestingunvariedunvaryingusageusualwaywell-orderedwell-regulatedwell-troddenwell-wornwell-worn groovewindrowwisewontwonted
Verb(1 words)
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19 entriesactivityadjectivecode unitcomputer softwaredescriptormethodpackagepatternperformanceprocedureprocessprogram componentpublic presentationsoftwaresoftware packagesoftware program
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18 entriesbedtime routineclassroom routinedaily choresdaily routinehousehold dutiesparsing routinerendering routineroutine activityroutine answerroutine behaviorroutine checkroutine drillroutine exerciseroutine procedureroutine responseroutine task
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Collocations
12 entriesbedtime routineclassroom routinedaily routinefitness routinehomework routinemorning routineroutine checkroutine drillroutine maintenanceroutine practiceroutine procedureroutine task
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
5 entriessimilar
1 entriesSample sentences
16 total sentences available.
Scientific research is not a mechanical routine, but a continuing struggle on the part of the scientist.
Source: tatoeba (23966)
My wife is getting tired of the daily routine.
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Much of our daily living must consist of routine that requires little or no mental effort.
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