accustomed
Americanadjective
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customary; usual; habitual.
in their accustomed manner.
- Synonyms:
- regular, normal, characteristic
- Antonyms:
- unusual
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habituated; acclimated (usually followed byto ).
accustomed to staying up late; accustomed to the noise of the subway.
adjective
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usual; customary
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used or inured (to)
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in the habit (of)
accustomed to walking after meals
Other Word Forms
- accustomedly adverb
- accustomedness noun
- half-accustomed adjective
- well-accustomed adjective
Etymology
Origin of accustomed
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; accustom, -ed 2
Example Sentences
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It’s possible that the public will become accustomed to AI slop as entertainment content, or that AI video quality will become essentially indistinguishable from filmed live action.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
The East African nation is more accustomed to high-profile wildlife crimes involving elephant tusks and rhino horns.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
From the beginning, Mets fans accustomed themselves to cheering on a losing club.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
For Western investors accustomed to thinking of convenience stores as low-margin retail businesses, Taiwan offers a very different vision of the sector.
From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026
It wasn’t the cool, calm voice he’d become accustomed to hearing.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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