CEREMONIOUSNESS Synonyms: 83 Similar and Opposite Words

ceremoniousness

noun

Definition of ceremoniousness

as in ceremony

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Noun

Machado was briefly detained in January 2025, following a protest against Maduro's planned swearing-in ceremony, and went into hiding in Venezuela for 11 months.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
Adebayo, who took over as Heat captain when Haslem retired, is also on a path that could result in a Heat jersey retirement ceremony down the road.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of ceremony

Noun

OutKick has asked the WNBA to clarify its current requirements and enforcement, whether discipline is planned or under consideration, and whether teams have received instructions about being on the court.

— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
But the public listing itself should not eliminate a company from consideration.

— Chris Russo, Sportico.com, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of consideration

Noun

Surely most people would prefer to see big cuts to federal agencies made with thoughtfulness and care?

— Sheelah Kolhatkar, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026
The thoughtfulness extends to every nook and cranny of the property— for instance, in the fitness center, guests can spin on Pelotons equipped with Hulu and Netflix.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of thoughtfulness

Noun

But this was really a form of dandyism, of theatre—a bit like jousting in Europe during the late Middle Ages, when combat between knights had become a performance of chivalry.

— Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Dowd Hall shows how the ASWPL destroyed the notion of white Southern chivalry, as the women flatly denied that lynchings were because of the rapes of white women.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of chivalry

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