as in manner
personal conduct or behavior as evaluated by an accepted standard of appropriateness for a social or professional setting
the couple exhibited poor etiquette when they left the party without saying good-bye to the host and hostess
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For a more traditional bar experience, take a look at our etiquette guide to British pubs.
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Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Conversely, a company culture that prizes 'being yourself' over social etiquette is likely to enable bad behavior, especially from higher-ups, according to Chamorro-Premuzic.
—Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
Since a wedding after-party is a more relaxed part of the night, there aren’t as many rules surrounding its etiquette.
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2025
She was stymied by everything from email etiquette to how to enter a sick day into the system.
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
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Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
Conversely, a company culture that prizes 'being yourself' over social etiquette is likely to enable bad behavior, especially from higher-ups, according to Chamorro-Premuzic.
—Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
Since a wedding after-party is a more relaxed part of the night, there aren’t as many rules surrounding its etiquette.
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2025
She was stymied by everything from email etiquette to how to enter a sick day into the system.
—Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for etiquette
manner
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His second arrest came in the wake of the El Paso County Medical Examiner's Office completing their autopsy of Suzanne, whose manner of death was determined to be homicide.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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With Cutting's cause and manner of death ruled undetermined in his autopsy, and negative toxicology results, Ryan believes geolocation data and other digital clues could shed more light on his final hours.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Etiquette.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/etiquette. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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