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Synonyms and antonyms of prescribed in English

prescribed

adjective
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USUAL

Synonyms

typical
ordinary
routine
common
commonplace
regular
standard
stock
traditional
conventional
orthodox
oft-repeated
popular
run-of-the-mill
trite
hackneyed
threadbare
usual
customary
accustomed
expected
familiar
habitual
normal
wonted
established
well-established

Antonyms

unusual
uncommon
exceptional
unique
singular
individual
rare
extraordinary
unconventional
unorthodox
novel
new
fresh
one of a kind
out-of-the-way
offbeat
far-out
Slang

RIGHTFUL

Synonyms

rightful
having a right
having a just claim
deserving
right
true
proper
correct
legitimate
legal
lawful
held by a just or legal claim
allowed
sanctioned
authorized
valid
constitutional
designated
inalienable
deserved
appropriate
fitting
condign

Antonyms

unrightful
untrue
improper
unjust
incorrect
illegitimate
illegal
unlawful
usurping

REQUIRED

Synonyms

required
necessary
needed
needful
vital
obligatory
compulsory
essential
imperative
indispensable
mandatory
prerequisite
requisite
rightful
set
suitable
unavoidable
called for

Antonyms

elective
noncompulsory
optional

OLD-WORLD

Synonyms

formal
ceremonial
ceremonious
conventional
established
orthodox
old-line
old-world
European
continental
traditional
conservative
old-fashioned
courtly
chivalrous
gallant

LAWFUL

Synonyms

lawful
rightful
proper
acknowledged by law
authorized
legally entitled
legitimate
legally recognized
granted
titled
due

Antonyms

pretended
disputed
illegitimate

FORMAL

Synonyms

formal
ceremonial
official
conventional
ritualistic
regular
customary
pro formaLatin
external
outward
perfunctory

Antonyms

informal
casual
spontaneous
folksy
easygoing
unceremonious
 Synonyms for prescribed from Random House Roget's College Thesaurus, Revised and Updated Edition © 2000 Random House, Inc.

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