conventionals
Non-nuclear weapon systems
Conventionals are things that follow established norms or standards, used when distinguishing them from alternatives.
In warfare, conventionals are non-nuclear weapons: The military relied on conventionals rather than escalating to nuclear options.
In agriculture or consumer goods, conventionals are standard products as opposed to organic ones: Organic strawberries cost twice as much as conventionals.
Custom passed through generations
- habitualDone by routine
- establishedFormally set up
- typicalRepresentative of a kind
- usualOccurring most often
accustomed · routine · time-honored · long-standing · ancestral · heritage · conservative · orthodox
Long-established customs passed down
- moralsPrinciples of right conduct
- valuesPrinciples held worthwhile
- principlesFoundational moral beliefs
- taboosSocially proscribed practices
codes · conduct · behavior · expectations · propriety · decency · decorum · courtesy
Formal event marking occasions
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
- etiquetteRules of polite conduct
- galaFestive formal occasion
banquet · black-tie · symposium · commencement · ball · reception · sacrament · liturgy
Standard for comparison
- criterionStandard for judgment
- gaugeStandard of measurement
- yardstickThirty-six-inch ruler
- baselineStandard for comparison
template · specification · guideline · measure · touchstone · scale · metric · calibration
tradition
Custom passed through generations
- habitualDone by routine
- establishedFormally set up
- typicalRepresentative of a kind
usual · accustomed · routine · time-honored · long-standing · ancestral · heritage · conservative · orthodox · prevailing
traditions
Long-established customs passed down
- moralsPrinciples of right conduct
- valuesPrinciples held worthwhile
- principlesFoundational moral beliefs
taboos · codes · conduct · behavior · expectations · propriety · decency · decorum · courtesy · mores
ceremony
Formal event marking occasions
gala · banquet · black-tie · symposium · commencement · ball · reception · sacrament · liturgy · communion
benchmark
Standard for comparison
baseline · template · specification · guideline · measure · touchstone · scale · metric · calibration · normative
conventionalsnuclear weapons
Explosive devices using fission
nukes · nuclear arms · atomics · thermonuclear weapons · weapons of mass destruction
conventionalsunconventionals
Those rejecting accepted norms
nonconformists · radicals · mavericks · eccentrics · rebels
- conventional wisdomGenerally accepted beliefs
- conventional ovenStandard thermal cooking appliance
- conventional weaponsNon-WMD military equipment
- conventional warArmed conflict between states
- conventional loanNon-government-insured home financing
- conventional mortgageHome loan without federal backing
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