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Antonyms for customary
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : kuhs-tuh-mer-ee |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkʌs təˌmɛr i |
Definition of customary
Origin :- 1520s, from Medieval Latin custumarius, from Latin consuetudinarius, from consuetitudinem (see custom (n.)). Related: Customarily.
- adj usual, established
- In consideration of the health of Paralus, the customary evening procession was dispensed with.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- Then followed the customary conversation, I doing most of the talking.
- Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
- After the customary mode, Rebekah became his wife, and he loved her.
- Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. I » by Francis Augustus Cox
- In the days of astrology it was customary to unload it upon a star.
- Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
- It is customary to eat fish only at the commencement of the dinner.
- Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
- A decent and customary mental attitude in the presence of wealth or power.
- Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
- It is customary to bring it to table in the pan in which it is baked.
- Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
- This he did, with all the customary formalities of war, on the 19th of October, 1781.
- Extract from : « The Nation in a Nutshell » by George Makepeace Towle
- Pee-wee took his customary eye-opener, consisting of a gumdrop.
- Extract from : « Pee-wee Harris » by Percy Keese Fitzhugh
- It was then customary, in such houses as the Peels, to use pewter plates at dinner.
- Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles
Synonyms for customary
- accepted
- according to Hoyle
- accustomed
- acknowledged
- by the numbers
- chronic
- common
- confirmed
- conventional
- established
- everyday
- familiar
- fashionable
- frequent
- general
- habitual
- household
- in a rut
- in the groove
- normal
- ordinary
- orthodox
- playing it safe
- popular
- prescriptive
- recognized
- regular
- regulation
- routine
- same old
- sop
- standard
- standard operating procedure
- stipulated
- traditional
- understood
- universal
- wonted
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