Synonyms for practice
ˈpræk tɪsprac·tice

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1. practicenoun

   A customary action, habit, or behavior; a manner or routine.

   Synonyms:
   wone, habit, wont, routine, custom

2. practicenoun

   Synonyms:
   workout, rehearsal, drill, exercise, training

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 2 votes

1. practicenoun

   Synonyms:
   usage, habit, exercise, experience, exercitation, action, custom, manner, performance

   Antonyms:
   disuse, dishabituation, inexperience, theory, speculation, nonperformance

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1. practice, patternnoun

   a customary way of operation or behavior

   "it is their practice to give annual raises"; "they changed their dietary pattern"

   Synonyms:
   radiation diagram, form, approach pattern, formula, praxis, rule, figure, drill, practice session, shape, radiation pattern, blueprint, traffic pattern, pattern, convention, design, recitation, normal, exercise

2. exercise, practice, drill, practice session, recitationnoun

   systematic training by multiple repetitions

   "practice makes perfect"

   Synonyms:
   physical exercise, usage, use, praxis, recital, drill, practice session, utilisation, example, utilization, class period, employment, exercising, pattern, course session, reading, recitation, workout, physical exertion, exercise

3. practice, praxisnoun

   translating an idea into action

   "a hard theory to put into practice"; "differences between theory and praxis of communism"

   Synonyms:
   drill, exercise, pattern, practice session, recitation, praxis

4. practicenoun

   the exercise of a profession

   "the practice of the law"; "I took over his practice when he retired"

   Synonyms:
   drill, exercise, pattern, practice session, recitation, praxis

5. practiceverb

   knowledge of how something is usually done

   "it is not the local practice to wear shorts to dinner"

   Synonyms:
   drill, exercise, pattern, practice session, recitation, praxis

6. practice, practise, exercise, doverb

   carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions

   "practice law"

   Synonyms:
   work out, fare, make out, use, coiffe, manage, execute, perform, arrange, answer, drill, serve, work, coif, get along, suffice, make, set, behave, dress, come, act, cause, commit, exert, practise, coiffure, apply, rehearse, do, exercise

7. drill, exercise, practice, practiseverb

   learn by repetition

   "We drilled French verbs every day"; "Pianists practice scales"

   Synonyms:
   rehearse, practise, exercise, commit, drill, use, bore, do, work, work out, apply, exert

8. rehearse, practise, practiceverb

   engage in a rehearsal (of)

   Synonyms:
   practise, commit, drill, use, do, exercise, rehearse, apply

9. practice, apply, useverb

   avail oneself to

   "apply a principle"; "practice a religion"; "use care when going down the stairs"; "use your common sense"; "practice non-violent resistance"

   Synonyms:
   use, rehearse, practise, enforce, give, drill, hold, utilise, put on, employ, lend oneself, commit, implement, expend, utilize, go for, apply, habituate, do, exercise

10. commit, practiceverb

    engage in or perform

    "practice safe sex"; "commit a random act of kindness"

    Synonyms:
    institutionalize, put, charge, dedicate, institutionalise, trust, devote, drill, invest, confide, pull, use, consecrate, give, intrust, entrust, perpetrate, rehearse, practise, commit, apply, place, do, send, exercise

Matched Categories

1. • Activity
   • Engage
   • Implementation
   • Use

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1. homework

   "we were given many homework assignments"

   Submitted by rinat on August 20, 2019  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. practicenoun

   Synonyms:
   custom, habit, wont, frequent repetition

2. practicenoun

   Synonyms:
   use, usage

3. practicenoun

   Synonyms:
   action, actual performance

4. practicenoun

   Synonyms:
   exercise (as of a profession), application

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1. practicenoun

   Synonyms:
   custom, usage, habit, exercise, application, drill, rehearsal

2. practiceverb

   Synonyms:
   exercise, apply, do, train, drill, rehearse

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1. List of paraphrases for "practice":

   practices, practical, hands-on, practise, pratique, practising, praxis, exercise, convenient, practicing, circulation, reality, praktika, approach, handy, practised, implement, effect, habit, fact

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1. Periander:

   Practice is everythingThis is often misquoted as Practice makes perfect.

2. Richard Blumenthal:

   The practice of steering involves jeopardy to the consumer because of the concern about parts, safety concerns are raised by this practice of steering because often it involves the use of parts that may be salvaged or inferior or even counterfeit and that is a real urgent and imminent safety concern for the consumer who may have no idea what the origin of the parts are, who made them, or even whether they're installed properly.

3. Vince Lombardi:

   Practice doesn't make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect.

4. Saadi:

   How do I get to Carnegie Hall? Practice. Practice. Practice.

5. Bracewell Giuliani:

   I am in private law practice. I practice law honorably and well, never had a complaint. Never had an issue ever in 50 years of private law practice.