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accustomed

[uh-kuhs-tuhmd] / əˈkʌs təmd /
ADJECTIVE
be or become prepared, used to
Synonyms
STRONGEST
addicted
STRONG
acclimatized acquainted adapted confirmed disciplined familiarized grooved habituated inured seasoned trained
WEAK
familiar given to habituated in in the habit settled in
Antonyms
WEAK
abnormal unaccustomed unusual
ADJECTIVE
normal, usual
Synonyms
STRONGEST
customary
STRONG
accepted established expected general set
WEAK
chronic common conventional everyday habitual ordinary orthodox regular routine traditional typical
Antonyms
WEAK
abnormal unaccustomed unusual

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The Strait of Hormuz, sailors said, risks becoming a graveyard for a trading system so integral to the modern economy that most consumers, accustomed to cheap imports and three-day shipping, take it for granted.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

“They are accustomed to flexibility, immediacy, and platform ubiquity. By those standards, the Masters has often appeared restrained, even stubbornly so.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

We have grown accustomed to short selling investment firms publishing detailed reports on companies they believe are fraudulent.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Nazih Yahya, a septuagenarian resident with the wearied tone of someone long accustomed to conflict, expected the Israeli military to treat residents in non-Shiite villages differently from areas it counts as bastions of Hezbollah support.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

The suffragists grew accustomed to opposition to their goals and tactics from both men and women, but soon crowds gathered to oppose women picketing the White House.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler

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