Synonyms for etiquette
- noun
Most common
All synonyms
Noun
manners, decorum, good manners, politeness, formality, fashion, form, forme US, conventionality
Definitions
- n. 1
The manners or decent behaviour to be observed in social or professional life; conventional decorum; the ceremonial code of polite society.
Related words
- Other spellings
- étiquette
Forms
- Plural
- etiquettes → decorums, politenesses, formalities, fashions…
Example sentences
- manners He's so rude. I can't put up with his bad manners.
- politeness What is hard to put up with is his over-politeness.
- decorum His Excellency addressed the assembly with decorum.
- fashion The hut kept the rain and dew out after a fashion.
- formality You'll have to make a toast but it's just a formality.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| etiquette | rising | |
| manners | steady | |
| politeness | rising | |
| decorum | rising | |
| fashion | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- form1
- 5 letters
- forme
- 7 letters
- fashion2, manners2, decorum3
- 9 letters
- formality4
- 10 letters
- politeness3
- 15 letters
- conventionality
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fashion2 = 2 syllables).