idiomatic
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Definition of idiomatic
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Synonyms & Antonyms for idiomatic
Synonyms
individual, individualized, particular, patented, peculiar, personal, personalized, private, privy, separate, singular, subjective, unique
Antonyms
general, generic, popular, public, shared, universal
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Despite the opera’s updating and the idiomatic English translation by James Fenton, Mr. Ravella’s directing, apart from a few dramatic flourishes, was generic; so was Roberto Kalb’s pedestrian conducting. — Heidi Waleson, WSJ, "Opera Theatre of Saint Louis Review: Wrenching Drama and Vicious Satire," 25 June 2019 Like the idiomatic Chinese expressions, social-media chengyu are highly context-dependent and assume intimacy with a certain culture — in the case of social media, that’s roughly the culture depicted in Mike Judge’s prophetic Idiocracy. — Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, "A Herd Has No Mind," 11 July 2019 Hip-hop's fast pace, rife with slang, double meanings, idiomatic expressions and plays on words — or made-up words — can be the most challenging. — Chris Kenning, The Courier-Journal, "ASL interpreters bring music to life for deaf concertgoers at festivals like Forecastle," 3 July 2019 Paolo Bortolameolli led an idiomatic, agile ensemble of L.A. Phil players. — Alex Ross, The New Yorker, "Meredith Monk’s “ATLAS” and the L.A. Phil’s Extraordinary Season," 24 June 2019 Once again Muti went for pastel timbres and understated elegance, molding the spare string complement around the tasteful, idiomatic solo playing of Sarah Bullen, the CSO’s splendid principal harpist. — John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com, "Review: Muti, CSO draw convincing contrasts in music of Debussy and Tchaikovsky," 20 Apr. 2018 With conductor Lidiya Yankovskaya firmly in control, the orchestra was much more lively and idiomatic than the staging. — Heidi Waleson, WSJ, "A Pair of U.S. Premieres at Spoleto Festival USA," 29 May 2018 With ordinary emotion sung in idiomatic English having been reclaimed by the singer-songwriters, theatrical music could borrow rock style but move backward in form, toward operetta and melodrama. — Steven Strogatz, The New Yorker, "Did Andrew Lloyd Webber Ruin the Musical or Rescue It?," 20 Feb. 2017 Honeck paced the scherzo as moderately as Mahler specified in the score, bringing a truly idiomatic grace to those lilting evocations of Viennese landler and waltz. — John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com, "Manfred Honeck shows why he remains one of the CSO's most valued guest conductors," 26 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'idiomatic.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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