RITUALISTIC Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

ritualistic

adjective

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as in ritual

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Recent Examples of ritualistic 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 The exhibits include ritualistic vessels, art, and accessories. —

Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 30 Apr. 2026 Archaeologists believe this jewelry was buried as part of a ritualistic event. —

Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 25 Apr. 2026 There’s something a little ritualistic or witchy about Studio Lugo’s candelabra, which is on show at Alcova. —

Francesca Perry, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ritualistic

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ritual

Adjective

Like all tasting menus, the Journey has its ritual flourishes, some of them twee (such as the servers presenting a basket of farm eggs and an arrangement of grains just before the courses featuring those ingredients) and others quite charming.

— Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 10 May 2026
Here, up to 20 courses are prepared with ritual precision, from seafood treated with the ikejime (humane fish-slaughtering) method, to rice and wasabi sourced from long-standing Japanese suppliers.

— Rachel Ingram, Robb Report, 10 May 2026