CEREMONIOUSNESS Synonyms: 83 Similar and Opposite Words

ceremoniousness

noun

Definition of ceremoniousness

as in ceremony

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Noun

The Vienna ceremony this summer honored nine Holocaust victims at eight different sites where each family told its own story.

— David Pollak, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
The Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs is scheduled to hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday at the historic theater, marking a major milestone for a project that began the first phase of construction in 2011.

— LaMonica Peters, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of ceremony

Noun

The Marlins acquired Driscoll from the Rays on Wednesday in exchange for cash considerations.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026
The second is no small consideration in a system where sponsors are sued with some regularity, and Cerulli reports that worries about fees and litigation have slowed sponsors from changing their target-date arrangements at all.

— Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of consideration

Noun

The opening up to the friendship with Renata, the attentiveness with Luis, and not being set on killing Negan are monumental changes for her.

— Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Aug. 2026
Thanks to the controller’s attentiveness, a possible mid-air collision may have been prevented, especially if the pilots operating the individual planes thought the controller was giving them the same flight instructions.

— Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of attentiveness

Noun

For 15 seasons, Nneka has led with grace and conviction, competed with an unmistakable spark, and carried herself with a generosity and thoughtfulness that have earned the admiration of everyone across our game.

— Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026
Discussions were led by Smith and David Longo, former chair of the Charlotte Regional Business Alliance, as well as others who could bring expertise and thoughtfulness to the topic of the day.

— Peter St Onge, Charlotte Observer, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of thoughtfulness

Noun

The David di Donatello Academy now has to approve Scorsese’s appointment, but that is a mere formality.

— Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026
If Blank is good with the terms, a vote will be a formality, according to a league source, speaking on condition of anonymity as they are not authorized to discuss the agreement publicly.

— Jonathan Jones, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of formality

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