MANNERISMS Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

mannerisms

noun

plural of mannerism

as in tricks

an odd or peculiar habit quirky mannerisms such as toying with her hair and tapping her toes

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Recent Examples of mannerisms What the audience witnesses is not a flashback, but rather the mannerisms of a person recounting an experience, the reaction of the person listening, and the distance between the two. — Zachary Lee, IndieWire, 27 July 2026 Modi’s gestures, pauses and mannerisms have been turned into viral edits that turn his own words into political jokes. — ABC News, 25 July 2026 While Minetree delivers a charming performance, capturing Elle's bubbly optimism and mannerisms, the show largely fails to add meaningful depth and truly enrich one of pop culture's most enduring heroines. — Olivia Singh, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 Instead, Nowell roots the band’s sound in the mid-’90s and keeps his vocal mannerisms as close to Bradley’s as possible. — Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 15 June 2026 His behavior, his voice, his accent, his physical mannerisms, everything was so particular to him, but also to New York at a certain time, and in a certain kind of crowd. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 14 June 2026 Members of the community are typically assigned male at birth, occasionally intersex, and adopt traditionally feminine dress, names, pronouns, and mannerisms. — Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026 For Ellie Bamber, successfully capturing Kate Moss‘ effortless charm wasn’t just about nailing her voice, style, or any of the fashion icon’s mannerisms. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2026 Ellie tries to embody each artist and that takes studying of the mannerisms because the mannerisms are what bring it to life, not the staging or anything else. — Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 9 May 2026

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Noun

These tricks will set the foundation for a happy bond for years to come.

— Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 29 July 2026
All that said, visual tricks alone don’t sell nearly half a million concert tickets.

— Andy Meek, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of tricks

Noun

The other examines how climate change altered the characteristics of the event that happened; for example, whether a hurricane produced more rainfall or a heat wave became hotter because the atmosphere has warmed.

— Deepti Singh, The Conversation, 24 July 2026
Nicknamed Planet Nine and sometimes more generically called Planet X, its existence is hotly debated, but most predictions of this putative world’s characteristics put it squarely in the range of LSST’s capabilities to spot.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 24 July 2026

Definition of characteristics

Noun

Regular exercise is one of the most powerful habits for protecting long-term health, and higher activity levels appear to reduce many risks associated with sedentary time.

— Jakob Roze, Health, 23 July 2026
Practice good food safety habits—such as refrigerating and thoroughly cooking eggs—to reduce the risk of food poisoning.

— Amy Brownstein, Verywell Health, 23 July 2026

Definition of habits

Noun

Candid replaces that process with AI agents and a rules engine trained on the submission quirks of more than 1,000 payers, so claims go out correctly the first time.

— Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 22 July 2026
Before the focus shifts back to club football, allow The Athletic to walk through some of the data quirks and tactical tendencies from this year’s World Cup.

— Mark Carey, New York Times, 21 July 2026

Definition of quirks

Noun

Nolan said that Odysseus’ idiosyncrasies were challenging to adapt.

— Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
The humor—dry, humane, occasionally absurd—is ever-present … The Vermont setting, spare and bracing, acts as a quiet amplifier of these idiosyncrasies, while Mason remains attuned to the natural world.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026

Definition of idiosyncrasies

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But unlike the best of Ferrell’s earlier roles, Hawkins’s eccentricities feel like surface-level strangeness, connected to nothing surprising or soulful underneath.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 16 July 2026
And yet, generations of Americans have come here not despite its eccentricities—and downright aversion to good taste—but because of them, which serves as a reminder that originality, even at its most excessive, never really goes out of style.

— Air Mail, Air Mail, 4 July 2026

Definition of eccentricities

Noun

Mocking each other’s writing tics became part of the fun, just as challenging each other to go darker and twistier was part of the adventure.

— Scott Westerfeld, PEOPLE, 19 July 2026
After surgery, that device is programmed to send mild electrical impulses that block abnormal nerve signals and dramatically reduce tics.

— Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 3 July 2026

Definition of tics

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