If you are accustomed to something, you know it so well or have experienced it so often that it seems natural, unsurprising, or easy to deal with.
I was accustomed to being the only child at a table full of adults. [+ to]
She had not yet become accustomed to the fact that she was a rich woman.
Synonyms: used, trained, familiar, disciplined More Synonyms of accustomed
2. adjective
When your eyes become accustomedto darkness or bright light, they adjust so that you start to be able to see things, after not being able to see properly at first.
My eyes were becoming accustomed to the gloom. [+ to]
3. adjective
You can use accustomed to describe an action that someone usually does, a quality that they usually show, or an object that they usually use.
He took up his accustomed position with his back to the fire.
Fred acted with his accustomed shrewdness.
His cap was missing from its accustomed peg.
Synonyms: usual, established, expected, general More Synonyms of accustomed
accustomed in British English
(əˈkʌstəmd)
adjective
1.
usual; customary
2. (postpositive; foll byto)
used or inured (to)
3. (postpositive; foll byto)
in the habit (of)
accustomed to walking after meals
accustomed in American English
(əˈkʌstəmd)
adjective
1.
customary; usual; characteristic
he spoke with accustomed ease
2.
used (to); habituated (to)
accustomed to obeying orders
SIMILAR WORDS: ˈusual
Examples of 'accustomed' in a sentence
accustomed
The accustomed places brought back the accustomed habits and trains of thought.
Elizabeth Gaskell North and South (1855)
They do so in the accustomed position of underdogs.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Yet they are not the club to which we have become accustomed.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We have become quite accustomed to an undercurrent of criticism of our large grocery chains.
Joanna Blythman SHOPPED: The Shocking Power of British Supermarkets (2004)
He has now become accustomed to his isolation.
Steel, Elizabeth Coping With Sudden Hair Loss (1988)
His accustomed role has bred an industry of clichés.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
But his accustomed role of the quiet man suits him better.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
But will it be enough to keep the drug companies in the manner to which they have become accustomed?
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
They want their accustomed place, where past champions first practised.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
You need to dig deep before planting rhubarb and the asparagus that will help keep you fed in the style to which you have become accustomed.
The Sun (2010)
In fasting, the patient may experience withdrawal reactions in which his accustomed symptoms get worse for a few days before they get better.
Randolph, Theron G. & Moss, Ralph W. (contributor) An Alternative Approach to Allergies (1990)
In the intervening years, we have become far more accustomed to the Russians on their regular visits.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Instead, we can set ourselves the task of looking on a regular basis for those places where our accustomed explanations for things do not hold so well.
Kantrow, Alan M. The Constraints of Corporate Tradition (1987)
Marriage didn't bring me enormous financial rewards or provide me with a gilded lifestyle to which I had become accustomed.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
We have devoted considerable staff time and expenditure to holding the exam boards to account, an annual ritual to which we have become accustomed, if not resigned.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
In other languages
accustomed
British English: accustomed ADJECTIVE
to be accustomed to sth | to be accustomed to doing sth If you are accustomed to something, you know it so well or have experienced it so often that it seems natural, unsurprising, or easy to deal with.
I was accustomed to being the only child at a table full of adults.
American English: accustomed
Brazilian Portuguese: habituado
Chinese: 习惯的
European Spanish: acostumbrado
French: habitué
German: gewohnt
Italian: abituato
Japanese: 慣れている
Korean: 익숙한
European Portuguese: habituado
Latin American Spanish: acostumbrado
Chinese translation of 'accustomed'
accustomed
(əˈkʌstəmd)
adj
to be/become accustomed to (doing) sth习(習)惯(慣)于(於)/开(開)始习(習)惯(慣)于(於)(做)某事 (xíguàn yú/kāishǐ xíguàn yú (zuò) mǒushì)
to become/be accustomed to sth[eyes]开(開)始适(適)应(應)/适(適)应(應)某事 (kāishǐ shìyìng/shìyìng mǒushì)
(= usual)
his/her accustomed response他/她的习(習)惯(慣)反应(應) (tā/tā de xíguàn fǎnyìng)
1 (adjective)
I was accustomed to being the only child amongst adults.
Synonyms
used
trained
familiar
disciplined
given to
adapted
acquainted
in the habit of
familiarized
seasoned
inured
Doctors become inured to death.
habituated
exercised
acclimatized
It took her two years to get acclimatized to her new surroundings.
Opposites
unfamiliar
, unused,
unaccustomed
2 (adjective)
Definition
usual or customary
He took up his accustomed position at the fire.
Synonyms
usual
She's smiling her usual, friendly smile.
established
expected
general
This book is intended for the general reader rather than the student.
common
Earthquakes are fairly common in this part of the world.
standard
It was standard practice for them to advise in cases of murder.
set
A set period of fasting is supposed to bring us closer to godliness.
traditional
Traditional teaching methods can put students off learning.
normal
The two countries have resumed normal diplomatic relations.
The hospital claimed they were simply following their normal procedure.
fixed
regular
Children are encouraged to make reading a regular routine.
ordinary
It was just an ordinary day for us.
familiar
They are already familiar faces on our TV screens.
conventional
the cost of fuel and electricity used by a conventional system
routine
a series of routine medical tests
everyday
an exhilarating escape from the drudgery of everyday life
customary
It is customary to offer a drink or a snack to guests.
habitual
He soon recovered his habitual geniality.
wonted
Opposites
odd
,
strange
,
rare
,
unusual
,
occasional
,
peculiar
,
unfamiliar
,
abnormal
,
uncommon
,
infrequent
,
unaccustomed
Additional synonyms
in the sense of acclimatized
It took her two years to get acclimatized to her new surroundings.
Synonyms
adapted,
used,
seasoned,
adjusted,
oriented,
accustomed,
orientated,
familiarized,
inured,
acculturated,
acclimated,
accultured
in the sense of common
Definition
frequently encountered
Earthquakes are fairly common in this part of the world.
Synonyms
usual,
standard,
daily,
regular,
ordinary,
familiar,
plain,
conventional,
routine,
frequent,
everyday,
customary,
commonplace,
vanilla (slang),
habitual,
run-of-the-mill,
humdrum,
stock,
workaday,
bog-standard (British, Irish, slang),
a dime a dozen
in the sense of conventional
Definition
established by accepted usage or general agreement
the cost of fuel and electricity used by a conventional system