Convention and Use

Convention

Convention noun - A coming together of a number of persons for a specified purpose.

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Use and convention are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Use" instead a noun "Convention".

Use noun - The act or practice of employing something for a particular purpose.

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Convention and use are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Convention" instead a noun "Use".

Nearby Words: useless, useful, used, usefulness, using

human	human convention	human use
notable	notable convention	notable use
particular	particular convention	particular use
similar	similar convention	similar use
Other adjectives: normal, usual, common, standard, straight, single, popular, actual, magic, new, general, later, different, modern.

Dork Tower: Ken has a bar of soap at a gaming convention and he's not afraid to use it!

Source: I've Got an X, and I'm Not Afraid to Use It!
Compare Tiered by Name, which tends to use a similar naming convention for enemies.

Source: Randomly Generated Loot
At least one use has been piping it and similar epic orchestral music over a war-gaming convention.

Source: Mundane Made Awesome / Web Original

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Use and Convention. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/convention/use

Convention & Use. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/convention/use>.

Use or Convention. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/convention/use.

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