IDIOMATIC Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

idiomatic

adjective

ˌi-dē-ə-ˈma-tik

Definition of idiomatic

as in personal

of, relating to, or belonging to a single person the new teacher's idiomatic approach to dealing with special-needs students is already showing signs of success

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Recent Examples of idiomatic What mattered was the freshness of the programming and the spark of the performances—above all, the sly, idiomatic singing of the soprano Melissa Wimbish. — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 19 Mar. 2026 Is this idiomatic for this language, or just one possible approach? — IEEE Spectrum, 11 Mar. 2026 Grieve wanted to make Proust more idiomatic and sound up-to-date. — Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025 The worst examples of Google's idiomatic AI guesswork are ones where the LLM slips past plausible interpretations and into sheer hallucination of completely fictional sources. — ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for idiomatic

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Adjective

Instead, detectives say the group used falsified invoices and documents and transferred cash into personal bank accounts.

— Chelsea Jones, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
For an undergraduate student living off campus, Detroit Mercy estimates $3,220 for transportation and $10,830 for personal and miscellaneous expenses.

— Adrienne Roberts, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of personal

Adjective

What’s considered harmful to minors can be subjective, and this is where experts believe laws requiring age verification can run afoul of the First Amendment.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026
What’s considered harmful to minors can be subjective, and this is where experts believe laws requiring age verification can run afoul of the 1st Amendment.

— Barbara Ortutay, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of subjective

Adjective

From personalized skin-care picks to products that build, layer, and play well together, each one evolves with you.

— Allure Editors, Allure, 31 Aug. 2026
The app’s home page will feature a personalized list of posts from a user’s preferred sites, with another tab dedicated to game threads.

— Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of personalized

Adjective

Some are worried about the legal implications of handling such large quantities of previously private game builds as well.

— Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 30 Aug. 2026
In the village of Bilbasovka in eastern Ukraine, a 13-year-old child and an adult died after Russian troops dropped bombs on private houses Sunday, according to local official Vadim Lyakh.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026

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