Thesaurus results for PRACTICE

Q: How does the noun 'practice' differ from other similar words?

Some common synonyms of practice are custom , habit , usage , and wont . While all these words mean "a way of acting fixed through repetition," practice suggests an act or method followed with regularity and usually through choice. // our practice is to honor all major credit cards

Q: When is it sensible to use 'custom' instead of 'practice'?

The words custom and practice can be used in similar contexts, but custom applies to a practice or usage so steadily associated with an individual or group as to have almost the force of unwritten law. // the custom of wearing black at funerals

Q: When can 'habit' be used instead of 'practice'?

In some situations, the words habit and practice are roughly equivalent. However, habit implies a doing unconsciously and often compulsively. // had a habit of tapping his fingers

Q: When could 'usage' be used to replace 'practice'?

Although the words usage and practice have much in common, usage suggests a customary action so generally followed that it has become a social norm. // western-style dress is now common usage in international business

Q: When is 'wont' a more appropriate choice than 'practice'?

While the synonyms wont and practice are close in meaning, wont usually applies to a habitual manner, method, or practice of an individual or group. // as was her wont , she slept until noon

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noun

variants also practise

Definition of practice next

as in rehearsal

a private performance or session in preparation for a public appearance we held one last practice before the big concert

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as in habit

a usual manner of behaving or doing the store's practice has always been to honor all major credit cards

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as in routine

something done over and over in order to develop skill practice makes perfect

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practice

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verb

ˈprak-təs

variants also practise

as in to exercise

to do over and over so as to become skilled in order to play the guitar well, you need to practice fingering every single day

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How does the noun practice differ from other similar words?

Some common synonyms of practice are custom, habit, usage, and wont. While all these words mean "a way of acting fixed through repetition," practice suggests an act or method followed with regularity and usually through choice.

our practice is to honor all major credit cards

When is it sensible to use custom instead of practice?

The words custom and practice can be used in similar contexts, but custom applies to a practice or usage so steadily associated with an individual or group as to have almost the force of unwritten law.

the custom of wearing black at funerals

When can habit be used instead of practice?

In some situations, the words habit and practice are roughly equivalent. However, habit implies a doing unconsciously and often compulsively.

had a habit of tapping his fingers

When could usage be used to replace practice?

Although the words usage and practice have much in common, usage suggests a customary action so generally followed that it has become a social norm.

western-style dress is now common usage in international business

When is wont a more appropriate choice than practice?

While the synonyms wont and practice are close in meaning, wont usually applies to a habitual manner, method, or practice of an individual or group.

as was her wont, she slept until noon

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Recent Examples of practice

Noun

Jared Marx, a telecommunications expert who chairs the firm’s litigation and investigations practice, will work on the account. —

Taylor Giorno, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024 Here's what may come: Drinking Water Kennedy has vowed to immediately remove fluoride from drinking water, a major reversal in a decades-long practices that has been praised for drastically reducing cavities and strengthening teeth. —

Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024

Verb

The Hot Boys, Birdman and Mannie Fresh all got together for the first time to rehearse on Halloween and practiced the show Friday and early Saturday as well. —

Shaheem Reid, Variety, 3 Nov. 2024 Everything Antipodean makes is grown sustainably on low-impact farms that practice regenerative farming methods. —

Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 2 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for practice

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During a rehearsal break, Arnold motioned Savchenko over and asked him to explain a video, in which eagle-eyed fans noticed the background were the same in Savchenko and Nader’s latest posts.

Esther Kang, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
The drills, viewed as a possible rehearsal for invasion, raised alarms in Washington.

Billal Rahman, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024