Antonyms for routine
ruˈtinrou·tine

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1. routine

   Habit is a tendency or inclination toward an action or condition, which by repetition has become easy, spontaneous, or even unconscious, or an action or regular series of actions, or a condition so induced. Custom is the uniform doing of the same act in the same circumstance for a definite reason; routine is the doing of customary acts in a regular and uniform sequence and is more mechanical than custom. It is the custom of tradesmen to open at a uniform hour, and to follow a regular routine of business until closing-time. Habit always includes an involuntary tendency, natural or acquired, greatly strengthened by frequent repetition of the act, and may be uncontrollable, or even unconscious. Habitude is habitual relation or association. Custom is chiefly used of the action of many; habit of the action of one; we speak of the customs of society, the habits of an individual. Fashion is the generally recognized custom in the smaller matters, especially in dress. A rule is prescribed either by some external authority or by one's own will; as, it is the rule of the house; or, I make it my invariable rule. System is the coordination of many acts or things into a unity, and is more and better than routine. Use and usage denote the manner of using something; we speak of one person's use of language, but of the usage of many; a use or usage is almost always a habit. Practise is the active doing of something in a systematic way; we do not speak of the practise, but of the habit of going to sleep; we speak of a tradesman's custom, a lawyer's or a physician's practise. Educationally, practise is the voluntary and persistent attempt to make skill a habit; as, practise in penmanship. Wont is blind and instinctive habit like that which attaches an animal to a locality: the word is now almost wholly poetic. Compare DRESS.

   Synonyms:
   custom, fashion, habit, habitude, practise, rule, system, usage, use, wont

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. routine

   Antonyms:
   casualty, chance, lottery, fortune, impulse, interest, individuality, merit, spontaneity, alterableness, margin, deviation, modification

   Synonyms:
   round, course, succession, order, rule, custom, system, sequence, gradation, rotation, stereotype, prescription, tenor, uniformity, method, settlement, regulation

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1. • Procedure

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1. routine, modus operandinoun

   an unvarying or habitual method or procedure

   Antonyms:
   extraordinary

   Synonyms:
   act, bit, function, subprogram, procedure, modus operandi, number, subroutine, turn

2. act, routine, number, turn, bitnoun

   a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program

   "he did his act three times every evening"; "she had a catchy little routine"; "it was one of the best numbers he ever did"

   Antonyms:
   extraordinary

   Synonyms:
   turn, figure, morsel, act, spot, piece, twist, turning, procedure, function, bit, flake, second, snatch, bend, subroutine, modus operandi, crook, turn of events, round, deed, mo, subprogram, tour, fleck, chip, go, telephone number, play, identification number, number, minute, phone number, spell, numeral, scrap, moment, human activity, good turn, bout, enactment, bite, issue, human action

3. routine, subroutine, subprogram, procedure, functionadjective

   a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program

   Antonyms:
   extraordinary

   Synonyms:
   turn, modus operandi, subprogram, social function, process, procedure, mathematical function, subroutine, role, occasion, act, number, purpose, affair, part, map, office, operation, use, single-valued function, function, bit, social occasion, mapping

4. everyday, mundane, quotidian, routine, unremarkable, workadayadjective

   found in the ordinary course of events

   "a placid everyday scene"; "it was a routine day"; "there's nothing quite like a real...train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute"- Anita Diamant

   Antonyms:
   extraordinary

   Synonyms:
   mundane, daily, terrestrial, terrene, unremarkable, everyday, quotidian, workaday, casual

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1. routineadjective

   Synonyms:
   custom, round, course

How to use routine in a sentence?

1. Rory McIlroy:

   Two of the majors will have already been played, hopefully the Ryder Cup's already been played. People will be in their routine and in the flow a little bit more.

2. William Schaffner:

   You may have to help the person use the facilities, you can assign one person in the family to help them and to establish their routine.

3. Nasario Meija:

   It does not require as much dynamic movement as a rower or a treadmill, it’s a good starting point into a progressive cardio routine, or for people with lower back or knee problems because it’s very soft on the joints.

4. President Barack Obama:

   Somehow this has become routine, this is a political choice that we make, to allow this to happen every few months in America.

5. George Wells:

   Packman, the director of Northwesterns Center for Water Research, said in a statement. Wastewater is an integrator of health signals across a community. Routine surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater may provide a rapid and inexpensive means to track progression of the pandemic, and may also be useful as an early warning signal for reemergence in the future.

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