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traditional

[truh-dish-uh-nl] / trəˈdɪʃ ə nl /
ADJECTIVE
usual, established
Synonyms
STRONGEST
classic classical common conventional historic long-established old popular regular time-honored universal
WEAK
acceptable accustomed acknowledged ancestral customary doctrinal fixed folk habitual immemorial oral prescribed rooted sanctioned taken for granted transmitted unwritten widely used widespread
Antonyms
STRONGEST
abnormal different extraordinary infrequent irregular modern new rare uncommon unusual
WEAK
fresh unestablished unfixed untraditional

Example Sentences

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The service is seen as a traditional family event as opposed to an official engagement.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

The leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics will then pronounce a traditional blessing at 1000 GMT that will be closely followed this year.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

This behavior contrasts sharply with traditional batteries, which do not gain efficiency as they increase in size.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

Anticipating that agentic-AI capabilities would require a different approach than traditional SaaS products, ServiceNow launched its FDE initiative in May 2025.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

Nathan didn’t dare to re-sow the traditional kernels, at least not until the horned toad had been dealt with.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.