Prescriptive
Prescriptive adjective - Based on customs usually handed down from a previous generation.
Understood and prescriptive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Understood" instead an adjective "Prescriptive".
Understood
Understood adjective - Implied by or inferred from actions or statements.
Prescriptive and understood are semantically related. You can use "Prescriptive" instead an adjective "Understood".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- customary and prescriptive
- customary and understood
- habitual and prescriptive
- habitual and understood
- accustomed and prescriptive
- accustomed and understood
- ordinary and prescriptive
- ordinary and understood
- fixed and prescriptive
- fixed and understood
- established and prescriptive
- established and understood
- recognized and prescriptive
- recognized and understood
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