conventional
English Thesaurus
1. following accepted customs and proprieties (adj.all)
similar | : | received, |
definition | : | widely accepted as true or worthy (adj.all) |
similar | : | customary, |
definition | : | in accordance with convention or custom (adj.all) |
similar | : | formulaic, |
definition | : | characterized by or in accordance with some formula (adj.all) |
similar | : | stodgy, stuffy, |
definition | : | excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull (adj.all) |
also | : | formal, |
definition | : | being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress) (adj.all) |
also | : | unoriginal, |
definition | : | not original; not being or productive of something fresh and unusual (adj.all) |
2. unimaginative and conformist (adj.all)
similar | : | square, straight, |
definition | : | rigidly conventional or old-fashioned (adj.all) |
similar | : | white-bread, |
definition | : | of or belonging to or representative of the white middle class (adj.all) |
3. in accord with or being a tradition or practice accepted from the past (adj.all)
similar | : | traditional, |
definition | : | consisting of or derived from tradition (adj.all) |
4. rigidly formal or bound by convention (adj.all)
similar | : | formal, |
definition | : | being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress) (adj.all) |
5. conforming with accepted standards (adj.all)
similar | : | orthodox, |
definition | : | adhering to what is commonly accepted (adj.all) |
6. represented in simplified or symbolic form (adj.all)
similar | : | nonrepresentational, |
definition | : | of or relating to a style of art in which objects do not resemble those known in physical nature (adj.all) |
domain category | : | beaux arts, fine arts, |
definition | : | the study and creation of visual works of art (noun.cognition) |
7. following accepted customs and proprieties (adj.all)
antonym | : | unconventional, |
definition | : | not conforming to accepted rules or standards (adj.all) |
antonym | : | unconventional, |
definition | : | not conventional or conformist (adj.all) |
derivation | : | conventionality, |
definition | : | conformity with conventional thought and behavior (noun.cognition) |
8. unimaginative and conformist (adj.all)
antonym | : | unconventional, |
definition | : | not conventional or conformist (adj.all) |
derivation | : | conventionality, |
definition | : | unoriginality as a result of being too conventional (noun.cognition) |
9. (weapons) using energy for propulsion or destruction that is not nuclear energy (adj.all)
antonym | : | atomic, nuclear, |
definition | : | (weapons) deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy (adj.all) |
10. in accord with or being a tradition or practice accepted from the past (adj.all)
derivation | : | conventionality, |
definition | : | conformity with conventional thought and behavior (noun.cognition) |
11. rigidly formal or bound by convention (adj.all)
derivation | : | ceremony, |
definition | : | any activity that is performed in an especially solemn elaborate or formal way (noun.act) |
derivation | : | ceremony, |
definition | : | the proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion (noun.act) |
derivation | : | ceremoniousness, |
definition | : | a ceremonial manner (noun.attribute) |
12. conforming with accepted standards (adj.all)
13. represented in simplified or symbolic form (adj.all)
derivation | : | outline, schema, scheme, |
definition | : | a schematic or preliminary plan (noun.cognition) |
derivation | : | schema, scheme, |
definition | : | an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world (noun.cognition) |
14. following accepted customs and proprieties (adj.all)
antonym | : | unconventional, |
definition | : | not conforming to accepted rules or standards (adj.all) |
antonym | : | unconventional, |
definition | : | not conventional or conformist (adj.all) |
derivation | : | conventionality, |
definition | : | conformity with conventional thought and behavior (noun.cognition) |
15. unimaginative and conformist (adj.all)
antonym | : | unconventional, |
definition | : | not conventional or conformist (adj.all) |
derivation | : | conventionality, |
definition | : | unoriginality as a result of being too conventional (noun.cognition) |
16. (weapons) using energy for propulsion or destruction that is not nuclear energy (adj.all)
antonym | : | atomic, nuclear, |
definition | : | (weapons) deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy (adj.all) |
17. in accord with or being a tradition or practice accepted from the past (adj.all)
derivation | : | conventionality, |
definition | : | conformity with conventional thought and behavior (noun.cognition) |
18. rigidly formal or bound by convention (adj.all)
derivation | : | ceremony, |
definition | : | any activity that is performed in an especially solemn elaborate or formal way (noun.act) |
derivation | : | ceremony, |
definition | : | the proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion (noun.act) |
derivation | : | ceremoniousness, |
definition | : | a ceremonial manner (noun.attribute) |
19. conforming with accepted standards (adj.all)
20. represented in simplified or symbolic form (adj.all)
derivation | : | outline, schema, scheme, |
definition | : | a schematic or preliminary plan (noun.cognition) |
derivation | : | schema, scheme, |
definition | : | an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world (noun.cognition) |
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