Antonyms for by numbers
| Grammar : Adj, adv, noun |
| Spell : nuhm-ber |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈnʌm bər |
- abnormal
- amenable
- bad
- bad manners
- calm
- careless
- confused
- corrupt
- crass
- crude
- customary
- different
- disarrangement
- dishonest
- disorderly
- disorganization
- disorganized
- easy
- easy-going
- facile
- flexible
- general
- gentle
- half-baked
- half-done
- heterodox
- imprecise
- improper
- impropriety
- inaccurate
- incorrect
- individual
- inexact
- informal
- irregular
- kind
- lawlessness
- lazy
- lenient
- lethargic
- limited
- mild
- minor
- misbehaving
- negligent
- nice
- normal
- objectionable
- occasional
- peculiar
- pliable
- pliant
- private
- rare
- relaxed
- shapelessness
- soft
- sometime
- substandard
- thoughtless
- tolerant
- unacceptable
- unaffected
- uncareful
- uncommon
- unconcerned
- unconventional
- unenthusiastic
- unfixed
- unimportant
- unmethodical/unmethodic
- unmindful
- unorthodox
- unscrupulous
- unsuitable
- unthorough
- untraditional
- unusual
- weak
- willing
- yielding
Definition of by numbers
Origin :- early 15c., from re- + number. Related: Renumbered; renumbering.
- As in methodical/methodic : adj organized, precise
- As in orthodox : adj accepted, traditional
- As in painstaking : adj meticulous, thorough
- As in prevailing : adj general, dominant
- As in proper : adj mannerly, decent
- As in stringent : adj rigid, tight
- As in methodic : adj methodical
- As in systematical : adj methodical
- As in customary : adj usual, established
- As in formal : adj stiff, affected, correct
- As in by the numbers : adv according to rule
- As in according to Hoyle : noun according to the highest authority
- As in form : noun accepted procedure; ceremony
Synonyms for by numbers
- accepted
- according to Hoyle
- according to regulation
- according to rule
- according to the book
- according to the highest authority
- accustomed
- acknowledged
- acrimonious
- admitted
- all together
- all-embracing
- aloof
- analytical
- approved
- as it should be
- assiduous
- authoritative
- becoming
- befitting
- behavior
- binding
- brick-wall
- businesslike
- buttoned-down
- by the book
- by the numbers
- canon
- canonical
- careful
- catholic
- ceremonial
- ceremonious
- channels
- chronic
- comely
- comme il faut
- common
- compelling
- comprehensive
- conduct
- confining
- confirmed
- conforming
- conformist
- conscientious
- conscionable
- conservative
- convenance
- convention
- conventional
- convincing
- correct
- current
- custom
- customary
- cut-and-dried
- de rigueur
- dead set on
- decorous
- decorum
- deliberate
- demanding
- demure
- devout
- die-hard
- diligent
- disciplined
- distant
- doctrinal
- done thing
- draconian
- drawing
- dyed-in-the-wool
- earnest
- ecumenical
- efficient
- established
- etiquette
- everyday
- exact
- exacting
- familiar
- fashion
- fashionable
- finicky
- fixed
- forceful
- formality
- framed
- frequent
- fussbudget
- fussy
- general
- genteel
- gospel
- habit
- habitual
- hard
- hard-nosed
- hard-working
- harsh
- heedful
- household
- in a groove
- in a rut
- in a systematic manner
- in line
- in style
- in the groove
- in vogue
- indisputable
- industrious
- inflexible
- influential
- iron-fisted
- ironclad
- kosher
- law
- layout
- legitimate
- logical
- main
- manner
- manners
- method
- methodic
- methodized
- meticulous
- mode
- moral
- neat
- nice
- nominal
- normal
- official
- old-line
- operative
- ordered
- orderly
- ordinary
- orthodox
- painstaking
- particular
- persevering
- persnickety
- picky
- pious
- planned
- playing it safe
- playing the game
- poignant
- polite
- popular
- powerful
- practice
- precept
- precise
- predominant
- predominating
- preponderating
- prescriptive
- prevalent
- priggish
- prim
- principal
- prissy
- proceeding
- process
- proper
- propriety
- protocol
- prudish
- punctilious
- punctual
- puritanical
- rampant
- reactionary
- received
- recognized
- refined
- regnant
- regular
- regulation
- religious
- reserved
- respectable
- rife
- right
- rightful
- rigorous
- rite
- ritual
- ropes
- rough
- routine
- rule
- ruling
- same old
- sanctioned
- scrupulous
- sedulous
- seemly
- sententious
- set
- set-up
- setup
- severe
- solid
- sop
- sound
- square
- standard
- standard operating procedure
- starched
- steady
- stickler
- stiff
- stilted
- stipulated
- stone
- straight
- straight arrow
- strait-laced
- strenuous
- strict
- structured
- stuffy
- style
- sweeping
- systematic
- systematical
- thoroughgoing
- tidy
- together
- tough
- traditional
- traditionalistic
- true
- unbending
- understood
- universal
- unpermissive
- usage
- usual
- valid
- way
- well-established
- well-regulated
- widespread
- wonted
- worldwide
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