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Rubric [roo-brik] Example Sentences
Main Entry:
rubric [roo-brik]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: rule
Synonyms: course, custom, dictate, formula, habit, normalcy, normality, order of things, policy, practice, prescript, procedure, regulation, routine
Main Entry: formality
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: convention, custom
Synonyms: academism, ceremony, convenance, conventionality, form, gesture, liturgy, matter of form, officialism, procedure, red tape, rite, ritual, rituality, rubric, rule, service, solemnity, solemnness, stereotype, tradition
Antonyms: informality
Main Entry: formula
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: set preparation; rule, recipe
Synonyms: blueprint, canon, code, credo, creed, custom, description, direction, equation, form, formulary, maxim, method, modus operandi, precept, prescription, principle, procedure, rite, ritual, rote, rubric, specifications, theorem, way
Example Sentences
  • Give them each a copy of the rubric and have them use it to help them evaluate their own essays.
  • Each section of the rubric had a unsatisfactory to excellent description of behavior.
  • Prosecutions for insulting the monarchy come under this rubric.
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Main Entry: heading
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: title
Synonyms: caption, description, descriptor, headline, label, legend, lemma, rubric
Main Entry: legend
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: brief description in document
Synonyms: cipher, code, device, epigraph, epitaph, head, heading, inscription, key, motto, rubric, table, underline
Main Entry: memorable
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: noteworthy, significant
Synonyms: A-1, big-league, bodacious, catchy, celebrated, critical, crucial, decisive, distinguished, doozie, enduring, eventful, extraordinary, famous, great, heavy*, heavyweight, historic, hot*, illustrious, important, impressive, indelible, interesting, lasting, major-league, meaningful, mind-blowing*, momentous, monumental, notable, observable, red-letter, remarkable, rememberable, rubric, serious, signal, something, standout, striking, super, surpassing, terrible, terrific, top-drawer, unforgettable
Antonyms: forgettable, insignificant, unimpressive, unnoteworthy
Main Entry: method
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: means, procedure
Synonyms: adjustment, approach, arrangement, channels, course, custom, design, disposal, disposition, fashion, form, formula, habit, line, manner, mechanism, method, mode, modus, modus operandi, nuts and bolts, plan, practice, proceeding, process, program, receipt, recipe, red tape, ritual, rote, routine, rubric, rule, rut, schema, scheme, shortcut, style, system, tack, tactics, technic, technique, tenor, the book, usage, way, ways and means, wise, wrinkle
Notes: a method is a way of doing things; a methodology is a set or system of methods
Main Entry: name
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: title given to something, someone
Synonyms: agname, agnomen, alias, appellation, autograph, autonym, brand, cognomen, compellation, denomination, designation, epithet, eponym, flag*, handle*, head, heading, label, matronymic, moniker, monogram, namesake, nickname, nom de guerre, nom de plume, nomen, patronymic, pen name, pet name, place name, prenomen, proper name, pseudonym, rubric, sign, signature, sobriquet, stage name, style, surname, tag, term, trade name
Main Entry: notable
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: important; famous
Synonyms: big-league, bodacious, celebrated, celebrious, conspicuous, distinguished, distingué, eminent, eventful, evident, extraordinary, famed, great, heavy*, high-profile, illustrious, major-league, manifest, marked, memorable, momentous, nameable, noteworthy, noticeable, notorious, observable, outstanding, preeminent, prominent, pronounced, rare, red-letter, remarkable, renowned, rubric, serious, something else, striking, top-drawer, uncommon, unusual, well-known
Antonyms: commonplace, inconsequential, insignificant, ordinary, unimportant, unnoticeable, unremarkable
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