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ceremonies

NOUN

ritual; celebratory observation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

commemoration function observance parade rite service show

STRONG

ceremonial custom formality liturgy ordinance sacrament solemnity tradition

Antonyms

STRONGEST

neglect

NOUN

etiquette

Synonyms

STRONG

ceremonial conformity decorum form formalism formality nicety politeness pomp preciseness prescription propriety protocol strictness usage

WEAK

formal courtesy

Antonyms

STRONG

bad manners impoliteness impropriety rudeness

Example Sentences

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The festival culminates in two days of ceremonies as Koovagam briefly becomes a rare space of acceptance.

From Barron's • May 3, 2026

He interrupts Medal of Honor ceremonies to talk about it.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

New recruits sign up to a strict internal code of conduct, their swearing-in ceremonies sometimes conducted by videoconference.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

The musician, 31, is performing as Zidler – the show's eccentric master of ceremonies – marking her highly anticipated Broadway debut.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Dark and deep as the mud of the Nile, Set brooded lumpily through a mist of sandalwood incense—ninety-nine cents at Schmitt’s—over all kinds of mystic ceremonies, weird rites and wicked plots.

From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder