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

Example sentences :

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

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