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groove

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of groove

1 an established and often automatic or monotonous series of actions followed when engaging in some activity

  • I can't get into the groove on Monday morning without a cup of coffee
Synonyms of groove

drill, grind, lockstep, pattern, rote, routine, rut, treadmill
Words Related to groove

daily dozen, regimen

housekeeping

custom, fashion, habit, practice (also practise), trick, wont

approach, manner, method, procedure, strategy, style, tack, technique, way

design, plan, program, scheme

convention, policy, tradition

2 a situation or activity for which a person or thing is best suited

  • after years of bouncing from job to job, she discovered that her natural groove was social work
Synonyms of groove

niche, place, slot
Words Related to groove

appointment, berth, billet, capacity, function, job, position, post

rank, standing, station, status

forte, long suit, métier (also metier), speciality, specialty, strong suit, thing

groove

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of groove

1 to mark with or as if with a line or groove

  • if you groove that piece of wood, we should be able to fit this smaller board into it
Synonyms of groove

score, scribe, seam
Words Related to groove

abrade, file, graze, mill, rasp, scarify, scratch

bevel, chamfer, flute

2 to form a pleasing relationship

  • surprisingly, his flighty, artistic sensibility and her no-nonsense practicality groove together rather well
Synonyms of groove

agree, assort, blend, chime, chime in, conform, consort, coordinate, harmonize
Words Related to groove

balance, correlate, correspond, dovetail, hang together, match

meet, parallel

bond, coalesce, cohere, conjoin, fuse, merge, square, tally
Near Antonyms of groove

contradict, contrast, counter, differ, diverge, jar

cancel (out), counteract, negate, offset
Antonyms of groove

clash, collide, conflict

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