PRESCRIPTIVE LINGUISTICS Synonyms
3 hypernyms for prescriptive linguistics. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for PRESCRIPTIVE LINGUISTICS
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| authoritarian | adjective adj | |||||
noun • a person who behaves in a tyrannical manner adjective satellite • characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty • expecting unquestioning obedience | ||||||
| conventional | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • following accepted customs and proprieties • (weapons) using energy for propulsion or destruction that is not nuclear energy • unimaginative and conformist adjective satellite • conforming with accepted standards • represented in simplified or symbolic form • in accord with or being a tradition or practice accepted from the past • rigidly formal or bound by convention | ||||||
| dogmatic | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • of or pertaining to or characteristic of a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative • relating to or involving dogma adjective satellite • characterized by assertion of unproved or unprovable principles | ||||||
| normative | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • relating to or dealing with norms • pertaining to giving directives or rules | ||||||
| regulatory | adjective adj | |||||
adjective satellite • restricting according to rules or principles | ||||||
| traditional | adjective adj | |||||
adjective • consisting of or derived from tradition adjective satellite • pertaining to time-honored orthodox doctrines | ||||||