RITUALISTIC Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

ritualistic

adjective

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as in ritual

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Recent Examples of ritualistic At trial, prosecutors argued the killing was tied to a ritualistic motive, pointing to witness testimony and forensic evidence that Clark later challenged as false or misleading in court filings. —

Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026 Chang often worked with a near-ritualistic discipline, his systematic processes opening onto moments of wonder. —

Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 1 May 2026 After all, the dance floor is a ritualistic space. —

Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 1 May 2026 Sasha is then forced to play a ritualistic cat-and-mouse game that Robbins considers to be his homage to Deliverance (1972) and The River Wild (1994). —

Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 30 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ritualistic

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ritual

Adjective

However, there are no signs of markets, ritual infrastructure, or wealth disparities.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 30 May 2026
Shange’s rainbow assemblage manages to be confrontational and conciliatory through a confessional accumulation that collapses poetry, movement, and ritual into a single and ever-changing event.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 May 2026