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

There is no traditional dashboard as the steering wheel and simple instrument cluster are mounted on the steering column, along with a basic 8-inch touchscreen. — New Atlas, 12 Oct. 2026

The migration of viewers to streaming platforms is a factor in driving down the ratings of all programs on traditional TV over the last decade. — Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026

Indeed, Benski has never been one to do things in a traditional way. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2026

That sequence, albeit spread out over two nights, represented the traditional segue that the Dead used to connect the two songs, always performing them together as a musical suite. — Benjy Eisen, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026