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de rigueur

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of de rigueur

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 of de rigueur

befitting, correct, decent, decorous, genteel, nice, polite, proper, respectable, seemly

Words Related to de rigueur

acceptable, adequate, satisfactory, tolerable

dress, dressy, formal

dignified, elegant, gracious

priggish, prim, stiff, stuffy

apt, material, relevant

compatible, congenial, harmonious

allowed, authorized, kosher, permitted

Near Antonyms of de rigueur

intolerable, unacceptable, unsatisfactory

casual, grungy, informal

seedy, shabby, tacky

banned, barred, disallowed

forbidden, interdicted, outlawed, prohibited, proscribed

awkward, gauche, ungraceful

Antonyms of de rigueur

improper, inappropriate, incorrect, indecent, indecorous, indelicate, unbecoming, ungenteel, unseemly

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required by fashion, etiquette, or custom

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