| Main Entry: | custom |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | habitual action |
Synonyms: |
addiction, beaten path, characteristic, consuetude, daily grind, fashion, form, grind*, groove, habit, habitude, hang-up, into*, manner, matter of course, mode, observance, practice, praxis, precedent, procedure, proprieties, routine, rule, second nature, shot, swim, thing, trick, usage, use, way, wont |
| Notes: | costume and custom were actually two forms of the same Latin root consuetudinem 'habit, custom,' with costume first meaning 'manners and customs belonging to a particular time and place' |
Antonyms: |
departure, deviation, difference, divergence, irregularity |
| Main Entry: | custom |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ritual, traditional action |
Synonyms: |
attitude, canon, ceremony, character, convention, conventionalism, customariness, design, dictates, established way, etiquette, fashion, folkways, form, formality, inheritence, manner, matter of course, method, mode, mold, mores, observance, observation, pattern, performance, policy, practice, praxis, precedent, precept, rite, routine, rule, second nature, style, system, taste, type, unwritten law, unwritten rule, usage, use, vogue, way |
Antonyms: |
departure, deviation |
| Main Entry: | ceremony |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ritual; celebratory observation |
Synonyms: |
ceremonial, commemoration, custom, formality, function, liturgy, observance, ordinance, parade, rite, sacrament, service, show, solemnity, tradition |
| Main Entry: | code |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | law, rule |
Synonyms: |
canon, charter, codex, constitution, convention, custom, digest, discipline, ethics, etiquette, manners, maxim, method, regulation, system |
| Main Entry: | commemoration |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | honoring, observance |
Synonyms: |
celebration, ceremony, custom, memorial service, monumentalization, recognition, remembrance, tribute |
Antonyms: |
forgetting, neglect, negligence, unobservance |
| Main Entry: | constitution |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | establishment |
Synonyms: |
charter, code, composition, custom, formation, lawmaking, legislation, organization, written law |
| Main Entry: | convention |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | practice, tradition |
Synonyms: |
canon, code, covenance, custom, etiquette, fashion, form, formality, habit, law, percept, precept, propriety, rule, understanding, usage |
Antonyms: |
strangeness |
| Main Entry: | dues |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | payment for membership |
Synonyms: |
ante, arrearage, assessment, charge, charges, collection, contribution, custom, debit, debt, duty, fee, kickback, levy, liability, obligation, pay, protection, rates, tax, toll |
| Main Entry: | duty |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tax on foreign goods |
Synonyms: |
assessment, custom, customs, due, excise, impost, levy, rate, revenue, tariff, toll |
| Main Entry: | fad |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | craze |
Synonyms: |
affectation, amusement, caprice, chic, conceit, cry, custom, dernier cri, eccentricity, fancy, fantasy, fashion, fool notion, frivolity, furor, hobby, humor, in, in thing, innovation, kick, kink, latest word, mania, mode, new look, newest wrinkle, passing fancy, passion, quirk, rage, sport, style, thing, trend, vagary, vogue, whim, whimsy, wrinkle |
Antonyms: |
standard, tradition |