Prescriptive
Prescriptive adjective - Based on customs usually handed down from a previous generation.
Standard and prescriptive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Standard" instead an adjective "Prescriptive".
Standard
Standard adjective - Being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events.
Prescriptive and standard are semantically related. You can use "Prescriptive" instead an adjective "Standard".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- familiar and prescriptive
- familiar and standard
- normal and prescriptive
- normal and standard
- usual and prescriptive
- usual and standard
- common and prescriptive
- common and standard
- customary and prescriptive
- customary and standard
- habitual and prescriptive
- habitual and standard
- accustomed and prescriptive
- accustomed and standard
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