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
• 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
• old-line
• faithful
• reactionary
• staunch
• ultraconservative
• steadfast
• hidebound
• unprogressive
• devoted
• die-hard
• archconservative
• true
• standpat
• paleoconservative
• button-down
• square
• mossbacked
• steady
• brassbound
• true-blue
• stodgy
• neoconservative
• Tory
• right-wing
• right
• ossified
• ultrarightist
• set
• dowdy
• antimodern
• ultraright
• fogyish
• antirevolutionary
• antiliberal
• blimpish
• 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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of traditional

The rise of indie brands has allowed a new wave of brilliant female founders to disrupt traditional markets and scale successful businesses on their own terms. — Wwd Staff, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026

The threat to pull up stakes has created a disconnect after Ellison has spent more than a year touting how his family’s growing collection of media properties would strengthen traditional Hollywood. — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

His friends are taller and thicker and all speak English fluently, with traditional Hamburg slow pacing and a slight accent. — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Unlike running a traditional company, however, Altman couldn’t simply tell the startups YC invested in what to do. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026