Synonyms of de rigueur

de rigueur

adjective

as in polite

following the established traditions of refined society and good taste

though he was wearing a dinner jacket and a black bow tie, his jeans and tennis shoes were hardly de rigueur

Synonyms & Similar Words

• polite
• acceptable
• respectable
• nice
• proper
• satisfactory
• correct
• decent
• formal
• adequate
• elegant
• decorous
• seemly
• befitting
• gracious
• genteel
• relevant
• tolerable
• permitted
• dignified
• compatible
• dress
• apt
• priggish
• authorized
• congenial
• stuffy
• dressy
• stiff
• kosher
• harmonious
• prim
• allowed
• material

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• inappropriate
• unacceptable
• improper
• incorrect
• unseemly
• unsatisfactory
• indecent
• intolerable
• informal
• indelicate
• unbecoming
• casual
• prohibited
• ungenteel
• shabby
• barred
• forbidden
• tacky
• indecorous
• awkward
• disallowed
• seedy
• proscribed
• grungy
• gauche
• banned
• outlawed
• ungraceful
• interdicted

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• inappropriate
• unacceptable
• improper
• incorrect
• unseemly
• unsatisfactory
• indecent
• intolerable
• informal
• indelicate
• unbecoming
• casual
• prohibited
• ungenteel
• shabby
• barred
• forbidden
• tacky
• indecorous
• awkward
• disallowed
• seedy
• proscribed
• grungy
• gauche
• banned
• outlawed
• ungraceful
• interdicted

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