accustomed
/ə'kʌstəmd/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Usual, customary, habitual: Refers to something that is familiar through regular use or practice; established as a norm or routine.
- In the habit of, adapted to: Describes a state of being familiar with or adjusted to something through repeated experience. Often followed by the preposition "to."
Examples of Usage
- Adjective:
- She greeted us with her accustomed warmth. (Her usual, typical warmth.)
- He completed the task with accustomed efficiency. (His customary, habitual efficiency.)
- I am accustomed to waking up early. (I am in the habit of waking up early.)
- They have grown accustomed to the city's noise. (They have become adapted to the noise.)
Advanced Usage
- "To be/become/grow accustomed to (something/doing something)": This is the most common construction, indicating the process of becoming familiar with or adapted to a situation, condition, or activity.
- You will soon become accustomed to the new software.
- She is accustomed to traveling for work.
Variants and Related Words
- Accustom (verb): To make someone or something familiar with or used to something.
- The training program will accustom new employees to our procedures.
- Customary (adjective): According to or based on custom; usual.
- It is customary to shake hands when you meet.
- Habituated (adjective): Made used to something. Often used similarly to "accustomed," sometimes with a nuance of being so used to something it is no longer noticed.
- He was habituated to the constant background hum.
Synonyms
- Usual
- Customary
- Habitual
- Wonted (more literary)
- Regular
- Familiar
Antonyms
- Unaccustomed
- Unusual
- Unfamiliar
- New
- Strange
Related Phrases
- Accustomed to: The standard prepositional phrase following the adjective.
- Are you accustomed to the climate here?
- Become/grow accustomed to: Emphasizes the process of adaptation.
- It took months to grow accustomed to living alone.
Adjective
- commonly used or practiced; usual
- his accustomed thoroughness
- took his customary morning walk
- his habitual comment
- with her wonted candor
- (often followed by `to') in the habit of or adapted to
- accustomed to doing her own work
- I've grown accustomed to her face