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Definitions

time-honored

[tahym-on-erd] / ˈtaɪmˌɒn ərd /
ADJECTIVE
traditional
Synonyms
STRONGEST
classical conventional customary long-established usual
WEAK
accustomed ancestral classic fixed folk historic old popular regular rooted standard taken for granted universal vintage widespread
Antonyms
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abnormal different irregular uncommon unusual
ADJECTIVE
revered
Synonyms
STRONGEST
noble
WEAK
eminent estimable honorable honored respected venerable
ADJECTIVE
customary
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accepted conventional traditional
WEAK
handed-down long-standing respected
Antonyms
STRONGEST
irregular new unconventional unusual

Example Sentences

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Still, now is the time to pause, take a deep breath and maybe heed a tidbit of time-honored advice from a handful of Wall Street veterans: Buy the dip.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

The series stakes its ground in the time-honored, time-worn conceit of clashing personalities forced to work side by side.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

Up has gone a mighty whine from actors, directors and other Hollywood traditionalists against the disruptive streamer walking off with HBO, a time-honored studio and storytelling brands like Superman, Harry Potter and Game of Thrones.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

They did not do so, thanks to a time-honored Washington combination of obstinance, reticence, and cowardice.

From Slate • Jul. 7, 2025

Hanging was the time-honored fate of convicted spies, but Church could not be executed by hanging or by any other means because Congress had not yet passed any laws about treason or espionage.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen