IDIOMATIC Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

idiomatic

adjective

ˌi-dē-ə-ˈma-tik

Definition of idiomatic

as in personal

of, relating to, or belonging to a single person the new teacher's idiomatic approach to dealing with special-needs students is already showing signs of success

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Recent Examples of idiomatic What mattered was the freshness of the programming and the spark of the performances—above all, the sly, idiomatic singing of the soprano Melissa Wimbish. — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 19 Mar. 2026 Is this idiomatic for this language, or just one possible approach? — IEEE Spectrum, 11 Mar. 2026 Grieve wanted to make Proust more idiomatic and sound up-to-date. — Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025 The worst examples of Google's idiomatic AI guesswork are ones where the LLM slips past plausible interpretations and into sheer hallucination of completely fictional sources. — ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for idiomatic

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Adjective

The announcements came at Meta Connect 2026 as the company continues shifting its wearable strategy toward glasses and its personal AI agent, Muse.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2026
Complimentary fitness classes, one-on-one personal training, nutrition consults, Pilates, breathing classes, and flow yoga are among many other options.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of personal

Adjective

So while nicotine may create a temporary subjective sense of stress relief, current evidence does not support its use to reduce stress, improve mood or treat anxiety or depression.

— Hasmeena Kathuria, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026
The site noted that subjective relaxation from passive heat exposure is well-documented, with parasympathetic tone rising as the body cools after a session.

— Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of subjective

Adjective

When a company is small, the approach is often more personalized because there aren’t as many customers.

— Scott Murphy, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Through the settlement, TikTok will make several platform-level changes for teen users in Alabama, including the option for teens to select a non-personalized content feed.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of personalized

Adjective

The Aries Full Moon illuminates your private 12th house, bringing an old emotion, habit, memory, or attachment closer to the surface.

— Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
For a special occasion, reserve a sunset or moonlit dinner in one of four private cabanas on the sand.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026

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