accustomed
[uh-kuhs-tuh md]
- customary; usual; habitual: in their accustomed manner.
- habituated; acclimated (usually followed by to): accustomed to staying up late; accustomed to the noise of the subway.
Origin of accustomed
Synonyms
See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com1. characteristic, normal, regular. 2. used (to).
Antonyms
1. unusual. 2. unused (to).
accustom
[uh-kuhs-tuh m]
- to familiarize by custom or use; habituate: to accustom oneself to cold weather.
Origin of accustom
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Examples from the Web for accustomed
Contemporary Examples
And if the bird is smaller than we are accustomed to, so what?
Once he got accustomed to his morphine dosages, his feelings of guilt kept him from falling asleep.
The day is so sunny, so clear, that the natives, accustomed to clouds, find the silver-blue blaze almost disorienting.
The Stacks: The Searing Story of How Murder Stalked a Tiny New York TownE. Jean Carroll
April 19, 2014
Accustomed to being behind the scenes, you get the feeling Yellen is still adapting to her more public role.
It is, in a way, a lighthearted routine with a dark subtext: many of those gathered are accustomed to failure at auditions.
Historical Examples
The mass was an ornate one, though not more so than they were accustomed to at Beaulieu.
The Armourer's PrenticesCharlotte M. Yonge
Malbone knew the whole company, and greeted them with his accustomed ease.
MalboneThomas Wentworth Higginson
"But Harry and Philip are here all the time," said Kate, the accustomed soother.
MalboneThomas Wentworth Higginson
His horse, accustomed to a more open country, was continually at fault.
Way of the LawlessMax Brand
The afternoon was not spent as George had been accustomed to spend it.
Life in LondonEdwin Hodder
accustomed
- usual; customary
- (postpositive foll by to) used or inured (to)
- (postpositive foll by to) in the habit (of)accustomed to walking after meals
accustom
- (tr usually foll by to) to make (oneself) familiar (with) or used (to), as by practice, habit, or experience
Word Origin
C15: from Old French acostumer, from costume custom
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Word Origin and History for accustomed
adj.
late 15c., "made customary, habitual," past participle adjective from accustom (v.).
accustom
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