Habit
Habit noun - A usual manner of behaving or doing.
Rules
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Nasuverse: Nasu Kinoko's works have a nasty habit of setting up incredibly complex and detailed rules about The Verse... then having a character with some really rare ability break those rules.
Source: Magic A Is Magic A - Nasu Kinoko's works have a nasty habit of setting up incredibly complex and detailed rules about The Verse... then having a character with some really rare ability break those rules.
Source: Wrong Context Magic -
Orwellian Retcon: "The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries" used to be "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Pirates," and the "maxims" referred to as "rules" (with the explanation that each "habit" comprised several "rules").
Source: Webcomic / Schlock Mercenary
Cite this Source
Rules and Habit. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/habit/rules
Habit & Rules. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/habit/rules>.
Rules or Habit. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/habit/rules.
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