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routine

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of routine

1 being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events

  • this is just a routine inspection
Synonyms of routine

average, common, commonplace, cut-and-dried (also cut-and-dry), everyday, garden-variety, normal, ordinary, prosaic, run-of-the-mill, standard, standard-issue, unexceptional, unremarkable, usual, workaday
Words Related to routine

regular, typical, unextraordinary

familiar, homely, plain, plain-Jane, popular, vulgar

natural

customary, wonted

insignificant, trivial, unimportant

frequent, habitual

expected, predictable
Phrases Synonymous with routine

par for the course
Near Antonyms of routine

curious, funny, peculiar, quaint, queer

aberrant, anomalous, atypical, irregular, untypical

rare, recherché, scarce

fantastic (also fantastical), phenomenal

bizarre, far-out, Kafkaesque, outrageous, outré, wacky (also whacky), way-out, weird, wild

eccentric, idiosyncratic, kooky (also kookie), nonconformist, oddball, offbeat, unconventional, unorthodox

freak, freakish

conspicuous, notable, novel, outstanding, prominent, salient, signal, striking, unexampled, unprecedented

singular, unique, unparalleled
Antonyms of routine

abnormal, exceptional, extraordinary, odd, out-of-the-way, strange, unusual

2 following or agreeing with established form, custom, or rules

  • the routine procedure for filing a complaint with the board
Synonyms of routine

ceremonial, ceremonious, conventional, formal, orthodox, regular
Words Related to routine

authorized, certified, official, sanctioned

accepted, correct, decorous, genteel, nice, polite, proper, respectable, seemly

formalistic, ritual, ritualistic

methodical (also methodic), orderly, systematic
Near Antonyms of routine

unauthorized, unofficial

graceless, improper, inappropriate, incorrect, indecorous, inept, infelicitous, unapt, unbecoming, unfit, unhappy, unseemly, unsuitable
Antonyms of routine

casual, freewheeling, informal, irregular, unceremonious, unconventional, unorthodox

3 often observed or encountered

  • the movie is a routine thriller that has little to recommend it
Synonyms of routine

common, common or garden [chiefly British], commonplace, everyday, familiar, frequent, garden-variety, household, ordinary, quotidian, ubiquitous, usual
Words Related to routine

normal, regular, standard

de rigueur, mandatory, obligatory

general, universal

ceaseless, constant, continual, continuous, incessant, unceasing

endemic, popular, prevailing, prevalent, rampant

perennial, recurrent, repeated
Phrases Synonymous with routine

a dime a dozen
Near Antonyms of routine

aberrant, abnormal, irregular, unnatural

intermittent, occasional, sporadic
Antonyms of routine

extraordinary, infrequent, rare, seldom, uncommon, unfamiliar, unusual

routine

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of routine

1 an established and often automatic or monotonous series of actions followed when engaging in some activity

  • part of my morning routine is drinking a cup of coffee while reading the newspaper
Synonyms of routine

drill, grind, groove, lockstep, pattern, rote, rut, treadmill
Words Related to routine

daily dozen, regimen

housekeeping

custom, fashion, habit, practice (also practise), trick, wont

approach, manner, method, procedure, strategy, style, tack, technique, way

design, plan, program, scheme

convention, policy, tradition

2 something done over and over in order to develop skill

  • a weapons training routine
Synonyms of routine

drill, exercise, practice (also practise), training, workout
Words Related to routine

assignment, homework, lesson

brushup, refresher, review

3 a performance regularly presented by an individual or group

  • did a tired routine that's been around since the days of vaudeville
Synonyms of routine

act, bit, number, shtick (also schtick), turn
Words Related to routine

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