accustomed
pronunciation
How to pronounce accustomed in British English:
UK [əˈkʌstəmd]
How to pronounce accustomed in American English:
US [əˈkʌstəmd]
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- Adjective:
- (often followed by `to') in the habit of or adapted to
- commonly used or practiced; usual
Word Origin
- accustomed (adj.)
- late 15c., "made customary, habitual," past participle adjective from accustom (v.).
Synonym
cliche set prevailing rooted well-worn normal stock regular trite everyday ordinary routine confirmed favourite hackneyed characteristic usual frequent natural familiar well-known popular daily habitual prevalent household common customary established general conventional traditional commonplace fixed
Antonym
Example
- 1. It is a frightening thing if you aren 't accustomed to it .
- 2. So the programmer ought to be happy to bank your $ 20-it certainly beats the zero he 's accustomed to .
- 3. Women can now use their power in ways to which men have long been accustomed .
- 4. Experts agree that food prices are not likely to return to the levels the world had grown accustomed to any time soon .
- 5. Such taxes could be paid , but would be a huge departure from how we have grown accustomed to organising our society .