Pattern
Pattern noun - A usual manner of behaving or doing.
Usage example: her daily pattern begins with coffee and a bagel every morning for breakfast
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Synonyms for Pattern
Routine is a synonym for pattern in habit topic. In some cases you can use "Routine" instead the word "Pattern" as a noun or a verb.
Routine
Routine noun - An established and often automatic or monotonous series of actions followed when engaging in some activity.
Usage example: part of my morning routine is drinking a cup of coffee while reading the newspaper
Pattern is a synonym for routine in procedure topic. You can use "Pattern" instead the word "Routine" as a noun or a verb, if it concerns topics such as habit, habitual activity.
Nearby Word: routinely
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| old | old pattern | old routine |
| special | special pattern | special routine |
| exact | exact pattern | exact routine |
| elaborate | elaborate pattern | elaborate routine |
| Other adjectives: particular, similar, normal, typical, usual, common, set, complex, regular, standard, original, difficult, simple, entire, complicated, strict, magic, new, traditional, final, classic, strange. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- Continually varying patrol routes and keeping an unpredictable schedule can be murderously taxing on the troops, but any pattern or routine which would make a troop's life easier also allows a watchful enemy to ambush them.
Source: The Window or the Stairs
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