Synonyms of routine

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noun

1

as in grind

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 & Similar Words

• grind
• rut
• pattern
• groove
• drill
• habit
• method
• rote
• technique
• treadmill
• procedure
• regimen
• practice
• strategy
• lockstep
• tradition
• program
• plan
• housekeeping
• approach
• style
• custom
• trick
• scheme
• manner
• practise
• policy
• fashion
• daily dozen
• way
• design
• convention
• tack
• wont

2

as in exercise

something done over and over in order to develop skill

a weapons training routine

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exercise
• practice
• training
• practise
• workout
• drill
• lesson
• homework
• assignment
• refresher
• brushup
• review

3

as in act

a performance regularly presented by an individual or group

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• act
• number
• turn
• schtick
• shtick
• bit
• shtik
• signature

routine

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adjective

1

as in normal

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

this is just a routine inspection

Synonyms & Similar Words

• normal
• usual
• ordinary
• typical
• average
• standard
• commonplace
• everyday
• common
• customary
• prosaic
• regular
• unremarkable
• familiar
• workaday
• expected
• run-of-the-mill
• unexceptional
• par for the course
• garden-variety
• standard-issue
• cut-and-dried
• cut-and-dry
• predictable
• plain
• homely
• popular
• frequent
• trivial
• habitual
• unimportant
• natural
• vulgar
• insignificant
• plain-Jane
• unextraordinary
• wonted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unusual
• abnormal
• strange
• extraordinary
• odd
• exceptional
• peculiar
• funny
• out-of-the-way
• curious
• atypical
• irregular
• quaint
• anomalous
• rare
• aberrant
• queer
• scarce
• untypical
• bizarre
• wild
• phenomenal
• outrageous
• fantastic
• weird
• unconventional
• fantastical
• eccentric
• unorthodox
• wacky
• outstanding
• idiosyncratic
• striking
• novel
• unique
• offbeat
• signal
• unprecedented
• notable
• conspicuous
• freak
• prominent
• salient
• freakish
• whacky
• way-out
• recherché
• oddball
• singular
• outré
• unparalleled
• Kafkaesque
• unexampled
• kooky
• nonconformist
• far-out
• kookie

2

as in ceremonial

following or agreeing with established form, custom, or rules

the routine procedure for filing a complaint with the board

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ceremonial
• formal
• conventional
• regular
• ceremonious
• official
• orthodox
• correct
• proper
• ritual
• polite
• systematic
• authorized
• decorous
• ritualistic
• certified
• accepted
• sanctioned
• methodical
• orderly
• respectable
• methodic
• genteel
• seemly
• nice
• formalistic

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• informal
• casual
• irregular
• unconventional
• unorthodox
• unauthorized
• unofficial
• improper
• freewheeling
• unceremonious
• inappropriate
• unhappy
• incorrect
• unfit
• unsuitable
• unseemly
• unbecoming
• inept
• indecorous
• infelicitous
• graceless
• unapt

3

as in usual

often observed or encountered

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• usual
• ubiquitous
• familiar
• commonplace
• household
• common
• ordinary
• frequent
• general
• everyday
• quotidian
• normal
• standard
• regular
• prevailing
• garden-variety
• common or garden
• mandatory
• constant
• continuous
• a dime a dozen
• popular
• obligatory
• continual
• universal
• incessant
• prevalent
• recurrent
• unceasing
• repeated
• perennial
• ceaseless
• endemic
• rampant
• de rigueur

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unusual
• extraordinary
• seldom
• rare
• infrequent
• unfamiliar
• uncommon
• abnormal
• occasional
• irregular
• unnatural
• intermittent
• sporadic
• aberrant