Antonyms for according hoyle
| Grammar : Adj, adv, noun |
| Spell : hoil |
| Phonetic Transcription : hɔɪl |
Definition of according hoyle
Origin :- cited as a typical authority on card or board games, in reference to Edmond Hoyle (1672-1769), author of several works on card-playing. The surname, according to Bardsley, represents a Northern English dialectal pronunciation of hole. "In Yorks and Lancashire hole is still dialectically hoyle. Any one who lived in a round hollow or pit would be Thomas or Ralph in the Hoyle." ["Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames," London, 1901]
- As in befitting : adj appropriate
- As in correct : adj accurate, exact
- As in customary : adj usual, established
- As in by the numbers : adv according to rule
- As in according to Hoyle : noun according to the highest authority
Synonyms for according hoyle
- accepted
- according to Hoyle
- according to regulation
- according to rule
- according to the highest authority
- accustomed
- acknowledged
- actual
- amen
- appropriate
- apt
- as it should be
- becoming
- behooving
- beseeming
- by the book
- by the numbers
- chronic
- comme il faut
- common
- confirmed
- conforming
- conventional
- cooking with gas
- correct
- dead on
- decent
- decorous
- equitable
- established
- everyday
- factual
- faithful
- familiar
- fashionable
- faultless
- felicitous
- fit
- fitting
- flawless
- for sure
- free of error
- frequent
- general
- gospel
- habitual
- happy
- household
- impeccable
- in a rut
- in a systematic manner
- in the groove
- indisputable
- just
- kosher
- legitimate
- nice
- normal
- okay
- on target
- on the ball
- on the beam
- on the button
- on the money
- on the nose
- on track
- ordinary
- orthodox
- perfect
- playing it safe
- popular
- precise
- prescriptive
- proper
- recognized
- regular
- regulation
- right
- right as rain
- right on
- right stuff
- righteous
- rigorous
- routine
- same old
- seemly
- sop
- standard
- standard operating procedure
- stipulated
- stone
- strict
- suitable
- traditional
- true
- understood
- undistorted
- universal
- unmistaken
- veracious
- veridical
- what the doctor ordered
- wonted
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