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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

One time-honored way to do that is by teaming up with American artists.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025

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

From Slate • Jul. 7, 2025

So at this point Gilly was not ready to pull her time-honored trick of stopping work just when the teacher had become convinced that she had a bloody genius on her hands.

From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson