Synonyms of ritualistic

ritualistic

adjective

as in ritual

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ritual
• formalistic
• systematic
• proper
• polite
• methodical
• correct
• accepted
• orderly
• methodic
• genteel
• decorous
• official
• ceremonial
• respectable
• seemly
• nice
• certified
• routine
• authorized
• conventional
• orthodox
• formal
• sanctioned
• regular
• ceremonious

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• informal
• casual
• unorthodox
• unconventional
• irregular
• unauthorized
• unofficial
• improper
• freewheeling
• unceremonious
• inappropriate
• unhappy
• unseemly
• unsuitable
• incorrect
• unfit
• unbecoming
• inept
• indecorous
• infelicitous
• graceless
• unapt

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of ritualistic

Being in the same room as the smoke and the cherry pickers and the performers belting out the tunes has a ritualistic fervor that is nothing like the experience of watching something unfold in two dimensions. —Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024

The defense, meanwhile, is hoping to use the placement of the sticks as evidence of their theory the girls were killed not by Allen, but rather in a ritualistic murder, perhaps as part of Odinism, a branch of Norse paganism with a far-right strain. —Zoe Sottile, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024

The ritualistic nature of makeup or skincare routines, mindfulness meditations, and prioritizing nutrition and rest are all ways to feed into ourselves during trying times. —Essence, 4 Nov. 2024

Though writing remained a ritualistic practice, and its mechanisms sometimes mystical, the desk no longer doubled as an altar at which the author worshiped. —Alison Habens, JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2024