Synonyms of practices

practices 1 of 2

noun

variants also practises

plural of practice

1

as in rehearsals

a private performance or session in preparation for a public appearance

we held one last practice before the big concert

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rehearsals
• trials
• previews
• dry runs
• dress rehearsals
• exercises
• drills
• walk-throughs
• run-throughs

2

as in rituals

a usual manner of behaving or doing

the store's practice has always been to honor all major credit cards

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rituals
• habits
• customs
• tricks
• ways
• tendencies
• patterns
• routines
• fashions
• inclinations
• styles
• modes
• habitudes
• characteristics
• usages
• conventions
• wonts
• manners
• addictions
• regimes
• proclivities
• dispositions
• traits
• uses
• regimens
• forms
• drills
• turns
• sets
• mores
• bags
• attributes
• affectations
• grooves
• bents
• ruts
• tenors
• poses
• peculiarities
• quirks
• airs
• eccentricities
• deportments
• singularities
• tics
• rotes
• kinks
• oddities
• jog trots
• marks

3

as in exercises

something done over and over in order to develop skill

practice makes perfect

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exercises
• lessons
• drills
• trainings
• routines
• workouts
• assignments
• homeworks
• reviews
• refreshers
• brushups

practices

2 of 2

verb

variants also practises

present tense third-person singular of practice

as in drills

to do over and over so as to become skilled

in order to play the guitar well, you need to practice fingering every single day

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exercises
• drills
• runs over
• repeats
• studies
• prepares (for)
• points (for)
• refines
• trains (with)
• works (at or on)
• reviews
• rehearses
• perfects
• grooves

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of practices

Noun

One example is the Church Project in Texas, a faith community that has returned to the practices of early Christianity by primarily meeting in small groups in members’ homes. — John Blake, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

And, as families strain under the rising cost of living, these practices are coming for every line of the household budget. — Lindsay Owens, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026

The policy change departs from the practices of prior administrations, which typically allowed most noncitizens without criminal records to request a bond hearing if they were arrested away from the border. — Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

While security awareness training is mandatory in many organizations, such practices should be designed to test employee reactions under pressure. — Steve Durbin, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Its key provisions required state agencies to secure tribal consent before building projects that might affect Indigenous spiritual practices, and allowed tribal governments and individual members to sue if those rights were violated. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026

The spa offers a range of treatments, some like the aromatic Mandi Rempah bath drawing from Balinese history, and others pulling from traditional Chinese medicine or modern practices such as the Signature Bioenergetic Facial Alchemy. — Kathryn Romeyn, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026

The attorney general’s office will review the records to determine whether the group violated Missouri’s merchandising practices act, according to a news release. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2026

With its different perspectives, references and creative practices, the show offered multiple identities, disciplines and points of view. — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026

Verb

Just ask Naperville North senior linebacker John Lyons, who practices with the 6-foot, 275-pound Johnson. — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026

Goggles, who practices Arapaho ceremonial ways but dabbles in Christianity, liked the worship band and activities that kept her grandchildren busy. — Savannah Peters, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

The women were also forced into mandatory blood tests and gynecological exams, practices Hefner stopped in his clubs following the article's publication. — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026

Tóibín practises a sustained reticence, even as fate strikes so cruelly as to give this story an absurdist edge. — Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026

Reinforcement learning is the stage after a base model is trained, in which the system practices tasks and learns which behaviors earn rewards. — Alex Heath, Time, 26 Aug. 2026

Pande is a Brahmin and practices Hindu dietary and ritual practices, such as traveling with his own pots and cookware, in order to draw water from the well and cook his food. — Aishwarya Lakshmi, The Conversation, 18 Aug. 2026

Someone who practices a memory drill becomes very good at that drill, a little better at tasks that closely resemble it, and no better at much else. — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Fried practices art history and criticism as a poetic, almost magical endeavor. — Carlos Valladares, ARTnews.com, 14 Aug. 2026