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100 Best Synonyms for “Tradition”

March 21, 2026

100 Best Synonyms for

No. Item Definition
1. accepted practice a practice generally approved
2. accepted procedure a procedure generally approved
3. accepted wisdom beliefs accepted by long use
4. age-old custom a very old custom
5. ancestral custom a custom from ancestors
6. ancestral practice a practice inherited from ancestors
7. ancestral ways customs from one’s ancestors
8. annual observance a yearly customary celebration
9. bygone ways customary ways from the past
10. canon an accepted body of rules
11. ceremony a formal customary event
12. common practice a widely followed practice
13. convention an accepted social practice
14. conventional practice a practice based on convention
15. cultural heritage heritage of a group’s culture
16. cultural inheritance heritage passed through culture
17. cultural legacy a legacy of cultural practices
18. custom a usual, established way of doing
19. customary practice a practice done by custom
20. established custom a long-standing usual practice
21. established order the customary way things are
22. established practice a practice firmly in place
23. established way a way long accepted
24. etiquette customary rules of polite behavior
25. family custom a customary family practice
26. family practice a practice typical in a family
27. festival custom a customary festival practice
28. fixed custom a custom firmly established
29. fixed practice a practice firmly set
30. folklore traditional stories and customs
31. folkway a traditional social norm
32. formal observance a customary formal celebration
33. formalities customary required procedures
34. formality a customary formal procedure
35. habitual practice a practice done habitually
36. habitual way a way done out of habit
37. hallowed custom a revered long-established custom
38. handed-down practice a practice passed through generations
39. heritage cultural legacy passed down
40. holiday custom a customary holiday practice
41. house custom a customary household practice
42. house rule a customary rule in a household
43. inheritance something received from the past
44. institution an established practice or custom
45. legacy something handed down from the past
46. lineage a line of inherited practice
47. liturgical practice customary worship practice
48. liturgy customary form of public worship
49. longstanding practice a practice continued over time
50. lore traditional knowledge and stories
51. memorial observance a customary memorial ceremony
52. mores customs regarded as morally binding
53. mythos a body of traditional stories
54. norm a standard customary pattern
55. observance a customary act or celebration
56. observances customary acts or celebrations
57. observed custom a custom that is followed
58. old custom a custom from earlier times
59. old-time ways customary ways from earlier times
60. orthodoxy accepted traditional beliefs or practices
61. pageantry customary ceremonial display
62. pattern a repeated customary way
63. perpetuation keeping a custom going
64. pomp ceremonial display by custom
65. practice a customary way of acting
66. precedent an earlier example guiding later action
67. preservation maintaining something from the past
68. procedure a customary way of proceeding
69. protocol accepted rules of procedure
70. protocols customary rules and procedures
71. received practice a practice accepted by inheritance
72. regular custom a custom followed regularly
73. regular observance a practice kept consistently
74. regular practice a practice done regularly
75. religious observance a customary religious practice
76. rite a prescribed religious or formal act
77. ritual a set customary ceremony
78. rule of thumb a customary practical guideline
79. sacrament a customary religious rite
80. school an established style or tradition
81. set custom a customary practice firmly set
82. set practice a practice that is customary
83. set way a customary way of doing
84. settled custom a custom long established
85. settled practice a practice long established
86. social norm a customary rule of behavior
87. solemnity a formal customary celebration
88. standard practice the usual accepted method
89. the old order the established traditional system
90. the old ways customary practices from the past
91. time-honored practice a long-established custom
92. timeworn ways customary ways long used
93. usage habitual or customary use
94. usual practice the practice typically followed
95. usual procedure the procedure typically followed
96. venerable custom a respected long-standing custom
97. venerable practice a respected long-standing practice
98. way of life a customary manner of living
99. wont one’s customary practice
100. wonted way a usual customary manner

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