Synonyms for observance

Synonyms for (noun) observance

Synonyms: observance, observation, watching

Definition: the act of observing; taking a patient look

Similar words: look, looking, looking at

Definition: the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

Usage: he went out to have a look; his look was fixed on her eyes; he gave it a good looking at; his camera does his looking for him


Synonyms: honoring, observance

Definition: conformity with law or custom or practice etc.

Similar words: compliance, abidance, conformation, conformity

Definition: acting according to certain accepted standards

Usage: their financial statements are in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices


Synonyms: notice, observance, observation

Definition: the act of noticing or paying attention

Usage: he escaped the notice of the police

Similar words: attending, attention

Definition: the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others


Synonyms: ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, ceremony, observance

Definition: a formal event performed on a special occasion

Usage: a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor

Similar words: social function, social occasion, occasion, affair, function

Definition: a vaguely specified social event

Usage: the party was quite an affair; an occasion arranged to honor the president; a seemingly endless round of social functions


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