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

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

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. Scott Morrison:

   Id simply say this: Its fairly routine for Turkish authorities to arrest people with suspected terrorist links.

2. Paul Nestadt:

   Anecdotally, our own pediatric ER and inpatient psychiatric units are seeing similar increases, this may reflect lack of access to routine outpatient care, which often plays a preventative role for mental health crises. However, it is very likely also the result of the dramatic shift in teen lives that come from school virtualization, canceled social and extracurricular events, and the same pandemic fatigue that impacts all of us.

3. Pat Davis:

   The whole thing has been a nightmare. I just want my daughter to come home. And to come home alive, she would come home after work, eat supper at my house, and pick up her dog. She'd walk her dog and that was her routine every day.

4. Emma Watson:

   It’s funny — I was just talking to my friend before this about how in the Instagram era it’s so easy to edit your life so that it looks perfect, but I bleach my top lip and tweeze my eyebrows and you ’d never get to see that, even though it’s a part of my routine. There’s still so much shame around the things you do to get ready while you’ve got a towel wrapped around your head. It’s important to me not to edit that out.

5. The National Archives:

   Included is correspondence from individuals, organizations, and children to President George W. Bush, Laura Bush, Andrew Card, and Karl Rove; routine memoranda regarding government awards and promotions; and draft correspondence from the White House with background material.

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