accustomed

[uh-kuhs-tuhmd]

adjective

1. customary; usual; habitual.

   in their accustomed manner.

   Synonyms: regular, normal, characteristic
   Antonyms: unusual

2. habituated; acclimated (usually followed byto ).

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

accustomed

/ əˈkʌstəmd /

adjective

1. usual; customary

2. used or inured (to)

3. in the habit (of)

   accustomed to walking after meals

Other Word Forms

• accustomedly adverb
• accustomedness noun
• half-accustomed adjective
• well-accustomed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of accustomed¹

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

Example Sentences

There are old cars, of course, and more mustaches than we are currently accustomed to.

From Los Angeles Times

“If we become accustomed to seeing armed uniformed service personnel in our cities, we risk not objecting to it, and when we stop objecting to it, it becomes a norm.”

From Los Angeles Times

Selhurst Park went wild in celebration, but these are the sort of scenes Palace fans are becoming accustomed to under the superb leadership of Austrian Glasner.

From BBC

And consumers, accustomed to whipping out their smartphones to record everything, might have to change their behavior.

From Los Angeles Times

But the fear many Americans have isn’t coming from street crime or even from the horror of gun violence, to which we have all become sadly accustomed.

From Salon

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