tradition

[truh-dish-uhn] / trəˈdɪʃ ən /

NOUN

established practice

Synonyms

STRONGEST

belief culture custom ethic folklore form habit heritage idea institution law legend lore myth mythology orthodoxy practice ritual wisdom

STRONG

birthright convention customs ethics fable inheritance mores praxis usage

WEAK

mythos unwritten law

Antonyms

STRONGEST

change heterodoxy innovation innovativeness nonconformism unconformity unorthodoxy

STRONG

apostasy bohemianism iconoclasm modernism novelty originality progression progressiveness

WEAK

adaptation creativity departure deviance deviation digression dissent divergence freshness heresy imagination imaginativeness invention irreverence new idea newness skepticism transgressiveness variation

Example Sentences

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"We need more AI immigrants to help us on manufacturing floors and do work that maybe we've decided not to do anymore," said Huang, whose off-the-cuff remarks have become a popular CES tradition.

From Barron's

The Steelers offered what the Jets couldn’t: tradition, stability, a long-term coach, and the ability to get through a Sunday afternoon without the rest of the country pointing at the television and laughing.

From The Wall Street Journal

Adopting the time-honoured tradition of ignoring anything your drummer says, they pushed ahead.

From BBC

Some voters said the state’s charitable tradition is partly to blame.

From The Wall Street Journal

As has become a Sydney tradition, the fifth Test will have a pink theme for the Jane McGrath Foundation, a charity created in memory of the late wife of legendary Australia pace bowler Glenn McGrath.

From BBC

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