protocols

NOUN

rules of conduct, behavior in certain situation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

agreement code contract covenant custom obligation pact

STRONG

compact concordat conventions courtesy decorum etiquette formalities manners order politesse propriety treaty

WEAK

good form p's and q's

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disagreement

STRONG

bad manners impoliteness rudeness

WEAK

crudeness impropriety

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protocols

He may return quicker than expected, however, as he has cleared the NFL’s concussion protocols and might take the field this weekend against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

Executives maintained that other protocols in place were sufficient.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

Whether the protocols are straightforwardly good for you depends on who you ask.

From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026

"There should have been fire extinguishers and protocols, but no one was doing anything," Walid said.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

The Internet as we know it today—with seemingly magical transmission protocols that can connect everyone and everything—had not yet emerged.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman