Unwritten rule

Synonyms for "unwritten rule" (25 found)

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Closest matches (5)

Noun(5 words)
code of silenceconventioncustomcustomary law normsgentleman s agreement

Strong matches (8)

Adjective(5 words)
implicit practiceinformal normsinformal ruleinformal rulesinformal understandings
Noun(3 words)
informalinformal guidelineinformal norm

Related words (12)

Adjective(4 words)
nonstatutory ruleprivate codeunwritten international lawunwritten norm
Noun(7 words)
normsocial expectationtacit ruleundocumentedunrecordedunspoken conventionunspoken rule
Verb(1 words)
qualify a blanket rule

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

6 entries

More specific

8 entries
classroom etiquetteimplicit ruleinformal ruleparticipation standardpoliteness normsocial conventionsocial etiquettetacit standard

Collocations

10 entries
class unwritten ruleclassroom etiquettecommon unwritten rulepeer expectationschool unwritten rulesocial normsocial unwritten ruletacit unwritten ruleunwritten rule in classunwritten rule of etiquette

Inflections

3 entries
more unwrittenmost unwrittenunwritten rules

Derivations

3 entries