1. pattern
noun. ['ˈpætɝn'] a perceptual structure.
Synonyms
- strand
- kaleidoscope
- structure
- mosaic
- perceptual experience
- percept
- perception
- shape
- gestalt
- fractal
- form
Antonyms
- conformism
- conformity
- ready-made
- nonmodern
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Words that Rhyme with Pattern
- saturn
- mattern
- matern
Example sentences of the word pattern
1. Noun, singular or mass
Place your eye drawing on the newspaper, cut out the pattern and place it on the yellow felt.
Quotes containing the word pattern
1. Art is the imposing of a pattern on experience, and our aesthetic enjoyment is recognition of the pattern.
- Alfred North Whitehead
2. Love is much nicer to be in than an automobile accident, a tight girdle, a higher tax bracket or a holding pattern over Philadelphia.
- Judith Viorst
3. Grover was sniffing the wind, looking nervous. He fished out his acorns and threw them into the sand, then played his pipes. They rearranged themselves in a pattern that made no sense to me, but Grover looked concerned. "That's us,"he said. "Those five nuts right there.""Which one is me?"I asked. "The little deformed one,"Zoe suggested. "Oh, shut up.
- Rick Riordan, The Titan's Curse
2. pattern
noun. ['ˈpætɝn'] a customary way of operation or behavior.
Synonyms
- symbolization
- activity
- biologism
- usance
- slavery
- nudism
- ritualism
- symbolisation
- occult
- transvestism
- transvestitism
- usage
- pluralism
- slaveholding
- peonage
- habitude
- nonconformism
- naturism
- quotation
- ritual
- lynch law
- unwritten law
- careerism
- lobbyism
- featherbedding
- practice
- custom
- systematism
- popery
- calisthenics
- modernism
- papism
- fashion
- formalism
- ornamentalism
- symbolism
- callisthenics
- mistreatment
- one-upmanship
- cooperation
- cannibalism
- occult arts
Antonyms
- discontinuance
- assembly
- discontinuation
- activation
3. pattern
noun. ['ˈpætɝn'] a decorative or artistic work.
Synonyms
- pyrograph
- argyle
- marking
- tetraskele
- linocut
- tetraskelion
- motive
- weave
- herringbone pattern
- argyll
- herringbone
- decal
- triskelion
- mandala
- tattoo
- design
- bear claw
- device
- emblem
- polka dot
- motif
- triskele
- figure
- screen saver
- decalcomania
- ornamentation
- ornament
- damascene
- mihrab
- decoration
Antonyms
- source
- peristalsis
- anastalsis
- dormant
4. pattern
noun. ['ˈpætɝn'] something regarded as a normative example.
Synonyms
- practice
- code of conduct
- code of behavior
- formula
- normal
- universal
- rule
- mores
Antonyms
- inaction
- passive
- active
- supply
5. pattern
verb. ['ˈpætɝn'] plan or create according to a model or models.
Synonyms
- scale
- simulate
- model
- sovietize
- sovietise
- imitate
Antonyms
- majority
- minority
- ground
- natural object
6. pattern
noun. ['ˈpætɝn'] something intended as a guide for making something else.
Synonyms
- program
- blueprint
- plan
- programme
Antonyms
- visible
- stay
- monism
- free
7. pattern
noun. ['ˈpætɝn'] a model considered worthy of imitation.
Synonyms
- model
- good example
- example
Antonyms
- competition
- nonconformity
- noncompliance
- noncausative
8. pattern
noun. ['ˈpætɝn'] the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport.
Synonyms
- glide path
- path
- approach path
- traffic pattern
- approach pattern
- route
- glide slope
- itinerary
Antonyms
- multiply
- integrate
- differentiate
- add
9. pattern
noun. ['ˈpætɝn'] graphical representation (in polar or Cartesian coordinates) of the spatial distribution of radiation from an antenna as a function of angle.
Synonyms
- lobe
- graphical record
- radiation pattern
- radiation diagram
Antonyms
- unweave
- untwist
- stay in place
- uncreativeness
10. pattern
verb. ['ˈpætɝn'] form a pattern.
Synonyms
- match
- jibe
- check
- agree
- fit
- gibe
- correspond
Antonyms
- plain
- figure
- sharpness
- crooked