Synonyms of ritualistic

ritualistic

adjective

as in ritual

Related Words

• ritual
• formalistic
• systematic
• proper
• polite
• methodical
• correct
• accepted
• orderly
• decorous
• official
• ceremonial
• respectable
• genteel
• seemly
• nice
• certified
• routine
• authorized
• conventional
• formal
• orthodox
• sanctioned
• regular
• ceremonious

Dissimilar Words

• informal
• casual
• unorthodox
• unconventional
• irregular
• unauthorized
• unofficial
• improper
• freewheeling
• unceremonious
• inappropriate
• unhappy
• unseemly
• unsuitable
• incorrect
• unfit
• unbecoming
• inept
• indecorous
• infelicitous
• graceless
• unapt

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ritualistic

There’s something hypnotic and ritualistic in it, something that can become almost shamanic, almost therapeutic — like a sound bath. — Alma Rota, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2026

After all, the dance floor is a ritualistic space. — Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 9 June 2026

Her swan song was communal, ritualistic, and grounded in lived experience. — Thomas Rom, ARTnews.com, 8 June 2026

The Marby grave brings together cremation, a stone monument, and this ritualistic deposit of bronze objects, which is synonymous with the end of this era when the treatment and use of bronze objects changed—often left in hoards on land or in water, sometimes as offerings to gods or divinities. — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 31 May 2026