Synonyms for practice
ˈpræk tɪs

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. practice, pattern(noun)

   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, recitation(noun)

   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, praxis(noun)

   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. practice(noun)

   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. practice(verb)

   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, do(verb)

   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, practise(verb)

   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, practice(verb)

   engage in a rehearsal (of)

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

9. practice, apply, use(verb)

   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, practice(verb)

    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

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1. practice(noun)

   To conspire.

   Synonyms:
   wone, habit, wont, routine, custom

2. practice(noun)

   Synonyms:
   training, exercise, drill, rehearsal, workout

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(1.00 / 2 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. practice(n)

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

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

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. homework

   "we were given many homework assignments"

   Submitted by rinat on August 20, 2019  

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. practice(n.)

   Synonyms:
   custom, habit, wont, frequent repetition

2. practice(n.)

   Synonyms:
   use, usage

3. practice(n.)

   Synonyms:
   action, actual performance

4. practice(n.)

   Synonyms:
   exercise (as of a profession), application

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. practice(n)

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

2. practice(v)

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

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these paraphrases:

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. Robert Green:

   I think as we imagine a world in which genomics is a daily practice of medicine, traditional models of genetic counseling are probably not feasible, we need to understand where genetic counseling would be maintained and where new models of counseling and testing should be incorporated.

2. Del Coro:

   Smaller sustainable farms that practice healthy crop rotation will have more nutritious crops.

3. Jastrowski Mano:

   Theoretical and experimental research suggests that mindfulness meditation is associated with changes in neural pathways and may be particularly effective in promoting executive functioning, the practice of meditation - which requires sustained attention while simultaneously redirecting attention back to the current experience - is closely related to the function of working memory.

4. President Barack Obama:

   I talk to him all the time. Our teams constantly coordinate, we have a practice of not meeting with leaders right before their elections, two weeks before their elections.

5. Nancy Young:

   That is something that I see in my clinical practice.

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