de rigueur

[duh ri-gur, duh ree-gœr] / də rɪˈgɜr, də riˈgœr /

ADJECTIVE

socially obligatory

Synonyms

STRONGEST

mandatory necessary obligatory required

STRONG

called-for comme il faut conventional correct decorous done fitting meet proper right

WEAK

a must conforming to accepted standards

Antonyms

STRONG

gauche ill-advised improper inappropriate malapropos not done unacceptable unconventional unnecessary unseemly

Example Sentences

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All are de rigueur in today’s business class on U.S. airlines, of course.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Jackson recently published Lovely One, her entry into the canon of de rigueur Supreme Court memoirs.

From Slate • Oct. 4, 2024

Back then, orange blossoms were the de rigueur flower of wedding bouquets.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2024

When he first opened, he dutifully stocked his back bar with ingredients for de rigueur cocktails: cranberry juice for Cosmopolitans and a $100 jar of fancy olives for Dirty Martinis.

From Salon • Sep. 18, 2024

Though self-aggrandizement was de rigueur among the generalissimos of the time, he remained ever cautious.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro

de rigueur

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