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DESUETUDE Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word desuetude. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For DESUETUDE

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convention
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a large formal assembly

• something regarded as a normative example

• (diplomacy) an international agreement

• orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

• the act of convening

custom
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• made according to the specifications of an individual

noun

• accepted or habitual practice

• a specific practice of long standing

• money collected under a tariff

• habitual patronage

familiarity
nounn
noun

• personal knowledge or information about someone or something

• usualness by virtue of being familiar or well known

• close or warm friendship

• a casual manner

• an act of undue intimacy

habit
nounn
noun

• an established custom

• (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition

• a distinctive attire worn by a member of a religious order

• the general form or mode of growth (especially of a plant or crystal)

• attire that is typically worn by a horseback rider (especially a woman's attire)

• excessive use of drugs

verb

• put a habit on

norm
nounn
noun

• a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical

• a statistic describing the location of a distribution

practice
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a customary way of operation or behavior

• systematic training by multiple repetitions

• translating an idea into action

• the exercise of a profession

• knowledge of how something is usually done

verb

• carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions

• learn by repetition

• engage in a rehearsal (of)

• avail oneself to

• engage in or perform

prevalence
nounn
noun

• the quality of prevailing generally; being widespread

• (epidemiology) the ratio (for a given time period) of the number of occurrences of a disease or event to the number of units at risk in the population

• a superiority in numbers or amount

regularity
nounn
noun

• a property of polygons: the property of having equal sides and equal angles

• the quality of being characterized by a fixed principle or rate

tradition
nounn
noun

• an inherited pattern of thought or action

• a specific practice of long standing

use
verb, adverbv, adv
noun

• the act of using

• what something is used for

• a particular service

• (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing

• (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition

• exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage

• (law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property

verb

• put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose

• take or consume (regularly or habitually)

• use up, consume fully

• seek or achieve an end by using to one's advantage

• avail oneself to

• habitually do something or be in a certain state or place (use only in the past tense)

Alternatives for CONVENTION

Alternatives for CUSTOM

Alternatives for FAMILIARITY

Alternatives for HABIT

Alternatives for NORM

Alternatives for PRACTICE

Alternatives for PREVALENCE

Alternatives for REGULARITY

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