Synonyms of traditional

traditional

adjective

trə-ˈdish-nəl 

1

as in customary

based on customs usually handed down from a previous generation

a traditional Passover meal at his grandparents' house

Synonyms & Similar Words

• customary
• conventional
• classical
• usual
• historical
• authentic
• old
• historic
• prescriptive
• common
• ancient
• orthodox
• ancestral
• established
• old-time
• fixed
• old-world
• habitual
• venerable
• hoary
• timeless
• age-old
• aged
• immemorial
• antediluvian
• ageless
• dateless

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nontraditional
• modern
• unconventional
• contemporary
• untraditional
• new
• current
• present-day
• modernized
• new age
• updated
• up-to-date
• latest
• original
• modernistic
• high-tech
• uncustomary
• newfangled
• futuristic
• state-of-the-art
• ultramodern
• hot
• revolutionary
• unusual
• progressive
• red-hot
• unorthodox
• unprecedented
• mod
• nonconformist
• hi-tech
• new-fashioned
• space-age
• supermodern
• nonorthodox

2

as in conservative

tending to favor established ideas, conditions, or institutions

a family that is very traditional when it comes to institutions like marriage

Synonyms & Similar Words

• conservative
• orthodox
• conventional
• old-school
• old-fashioned
• loyal
• traditionalistic
• faithful
• old-line
• staunch
• reactionary
• steadfast
• ultraconservative
• hidebound
• devoted
• unprogressive
• die-hard
• archconservative
• true
• standpat
• buttoned-down
• paleoconservative
• button-down
• mossbacked
• square
• brassbound
• steady
• true-blue
• stodgy
• neoconservative
• stanch
• right
• Tory
• right-wing
• fogyish
• ossified
• ultrarightist
• set
• dowdy
• antimodern
• ultraright
• antirevolutionary
• antiliberal
• blimpish
• fogeyish
• antiprogressive
• fuddy-duddy
• antireform

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nontraditional
• liberal
• progressive
• nonconventional
• unconventional
• unorthodox
• revolutionary
• nonconservative
• radical
• modern
• extremist
• contemporary
• broad-minded
• open-minded
• antiestablishment
• advanced
• nonconformist
• nonorthodox
• antitraditional
• large-minded
• anticonventional
• lefty
• ultraleftist
• ultraradical
• ultraleft
• ultraprogressive

Examples of traditional in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This classic style from Lee comes in a traditional blue denim wash with visible stitched seams, chest pockets, and metallic buttons. —Shea Simmons, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2024

Disney has fired about 300 employees in its legal, HR, finance, and communications departments as the entertainment giant struggles with waning traditional TV viewership. —Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2024

But the microwave did not end traditional cooking, obviously. —Stephen Marche, The Atlantic, 27 Sep. 2024

The timeline is a key part of emergency loans as they are typically paid off within one to three years — more traditional loan lenders often have repayment terms of around one to seven years, with some even longer. —Ryley Amond, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2024