Synonyms for manner
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Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Fashion — mode of action; way of performing or doing anything
way, fashion, style, form, forme US, method, mode, use, tone, course, system, practice US, practise UK, strain, turn, habit, tenor, custom, cast, kind dated, sort dated, wise dated
2. Conduct — characteristic mode of acting or behaving; bearing
conduct, behavior US, behaviour UK, demeanor US, demeanour UK, air, deportment, aspect, look, guise, bearing, comportment, mannerism, affectation, mine, likeness, politeness, civility, carriage dated
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Definitions
- n. 1
Mode of action; way of performing or doing anything.
- n. 2
Characteristic mode of acting or behaving; bearing.
His natural manner makes him seem like the boss.
Related words
- Word family
- mannered mannerism mannerless mannerly mannersome
- Phrases
- in a manner
Forms
- Plural
- manners → ways, fashions, styles, forms…
Choose the right word
Manner and style are, in large part at least, acquired.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- fashion The hut kept the rain and dew out after a fashion.
- method There must be a defect in the experimental method.
- tone Did you pick up on that strange tone in his voice?
- conduct Everyone of us is responsible for his own conduct.
- deportment She gave her reporters social deportment tips.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| manner | falling | |
| fashion | steady | |
| method | falling | |
| tone | rising | |
| conduct | steady | |
| deportment | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- way1, use1, air1
- 4 letters
- look1, kind1, form1, turn1, sort1, mine1, cast1, mode1, tone1, wise1
- 5 letters
- style1, habit2, guise1, tenor2, forme
- 6 letters
- system2, course1, method2, custom2, aspect2, strain1
- 7 letters
- address2, fashion2, conduct2, bearing2
- 8 letters
- practice2, behavior3, carriage2, practise2, likeness2, demeanor3, civility4
- 9 letters
- behaviour3, demeanour3, mannerism4
- 10 letters
- politeness3, deportment3
- 11 letters
- peculiarity6, affectation4, comportment3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (habit2 = 2 syllables).