accustomed

[ uh-kuhs-tuhmd ]

adjective

1. customary; usual; habitual:

   in their accustomed manner.

   Synonyms: regular, normal, characteristic

   Antonyms: unusual

2. habituated; acclimated (usually followed by to ):

   accustomed to staying up late; accustomed to the noise of the subway.

accustomed

/ əˈkʌstəmd /

adjective

1. usual; customary
2. postpositivefoll byto used or inured (to)
3. postpositivefoll byto in the habit (of)

   accustomed to walking after meals

Other Words From

• ac·customed·ly adverb
• ac·customed·ness noun
• half-ac·customed adjective
• well-ac·customed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of accustomed¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; accustom, -ed ²

Example Sentences

Content creators are accustomed to such uncertainty, she added, because government directives tend to be vague and unevenly enforced.

From Los Angeles Times

“Those small things, if you add them up in the cumulative effect ... that would add up to like a whole attitudinal change for me. People are going to give you more or offer many, many things to you. And I think when you become accustomed to all of that, that’s where greed follows.”

From Los Angeles Times

That’s because, from below, sharks are accustomed to seeing the dark silhouettes of their prey backlighted by the sun.

From Los Angeles Times

“People are accustomed to turning on their TV late election night and seeing a winner splashed across the screen,” said Jessica Levinson, an election law professor at Loyola Law School.

From Los Angeles Times

By the time Trump had glided down his golden escalator to announce his candidacy a year earlier, the nation was accustomed to rancor and sharpening divisions.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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