Accustomed

/əˈkʌs.təmd/

Synonyms for "accustomed" (81 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Choosing the right synonym

  • Closest matches in this entry: customary, habitual, accepted, acclimate, acclimated.
  • Sentence evidence is available for accustomed, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
  • Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, moby, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.

Synonym selection checklist

  • Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
  • Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
  • Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "accustomed".
  • Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.

When not to replace "accustomed"

Keep "accustomed" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.

If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.

Replacement workflow

1. Preserve meaning

Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "accustomed" intact in the sentence you are editing.

2. Tune tone

Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.

3. Re-read context

Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.

Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.

Final fit check

After choosing a replacement for "accustomed", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.

If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "accustomed" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

6 relation types

More general

6 entries
adjectival participleadjectivechange of state verbdescriptorpast participletransitive verb

More specific

11 entries

Collocations

8 entries
accustom someone toaccustom toaccustomed tobe accustomed tobecome accustomed toget accustomed togrow accustomed toremain accustomed to

Inflections

5 entries
accustomingaccustomsless accustomedmore accustomedmost accustomed

Derivations

2 entries

similar

1 entries

Translations

38 translations across 28 languages.

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Armenian

1 entries
  • սովորական adj (familiar)

Bulgarian

1 entries
  • свикнал adj (familiar)

Catalan

1 entries
  • acostumat adj (familiar)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries
  • 慣咗 /惯咗 adj (familiar)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 習慣了 /习惯了 adj (familiar)

Finnish

1 entries
  • tottunut adj (familiar)

French

1 entries
  • accoutumé adj (familiar)

Galician

3 entries
  • acostumado adj (familiar)
  • adoito adj (familiar)
  • afeito adj (familiar)

German

2 entries
  • gewohnt adj (familiar)
  • gewöhnt adj (familiar)

Gothic

1 entries
  • 𐌱𐌹𐌿𐌷𐍄𐍃 adj (familiar)

Hanunoo

1 entries
  • antigo adj (familiar)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • terbiasa adj (familiar)

Irish

1 entries
  • cleachta adj (familiar)

Italian

2 entries
  • abituato adj (familiar)
  • avvezzo adj (familiar)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 慣れた adj (familiar)

Ladino

2 entries
  • akostumbrado adj (familiar)
  • alishtereádo adj (familiar)

Latin

2 entries
  • solitus adj (familiar)
  • suētus adj (familiar)

Persian

1 entries
  • آشنا adj (familiar)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • acostumado adj (familiar)

Russian

1 entries
  • привы́кший adj (familiar)

Sanskrit

1 entries
  • उचित adj (familiar)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • cleachdte adj (familiar)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • naviknut adj (familiar)
  • priviknut adj (familiar)
  • навикнут adj (familiar)
  • привикнут adj (familiar)

Spanish

1 entries
  • acostumbrado adj (familiar)

Sundanese

1 entries
  • tuman adj (familiar)

Swedish

1 entries
  • van adj (familiar)

Thai

2 entries
  • คุ้นเคย adj (familiar)
  • ชิน adj (familiar)

Turkish

1 entries
  • alışkın adj (familiar)

Sample sentences

24 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

You will soon get accustomed to living here.

Source: tatoeba (16644)

You will soon get accustomed to your new school.

Source: tatoeba (16650)

You'll soon get accustomed to this cold weather.

Source: tatoeba (16700)

I'm already accustomed to the heat of summer.

Source: tatoeba (24359)

Showing 4 of 24 available sentences.

Common questions

What are the closest synonyms for "accustomed"?

Closest matches include customary, habitual, accepted, acclimate, acclimated.

How should I check whether a synonym fits "accustomed"?

Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.

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