Accustomed
As an Adjective
- Being familiar with something due to regular experience or exposure.
- Usual or habitual; commonly practiced.
As Other Form
- Accustom (Verb): To make someone familiar with something through practice or experience.
- Accustomedly (Adverb): In a manner that is usual or habitual.
Word History
The word accustomed comes from the Old French acostumer, meaning “to make familiar,” which is derived from costume (custom or habit). Over time, it came to mean being used to something through repeated experience.
Examples
- She is accustomed to waking up early.
- The team is accustomed to working under pressure.
- It took him a while to become accustomed to the new city.
Synonyms
Familiar, used to, habitual, routine, adapted
Related Words
Customary, regular, usual, conventional
Antonyms
Unfamiliar, unaccustomed, new, unusual
