Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb accustom

1 sense of accustom

Sense 1
habituate, accustom -- (make psychologically or physically used (to something); "She became habituated to the background music")
       => change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")

Antonyms of adj accustomed

2 senses of accustomed

Sense 1
accustomed (vs. unaccustomed) -- ((often followed by `to') in the habit of or adapted to; "accustomed to doing her own work"; "I've grown accustomed to her face")

unaccustomed (vs. accustomed) -- (not habituated to; unfamiliar with; "unaccustomed to wearing suits")
        => new -- (unfamiliar; "new experiences"; "experiences new to him"; "errors of someone new to the job")
        => unused -- (infrequently exposed to; "feet unused to shoes")

Sense 2
accustomed, customary, habitual, wonted (prenominal) -- (commonly used or practiced; usual; "his accustomed thoroughness"; "took his customary morning walk"; "his habitual comment"; "with her wonted candor")

INDIRECT (VIA usual) -> unusual -- (not usual or common or ordinary; "a scene of unusual beauty"; "a man of unusual ability"; "cruel and unusual punishment"; "an unusual meteorite")

Similarity of adj accustomed

2 senses of accustomed

Sense 1
accustomed (vs. unaccustomed) -- ((often followed by `to') in the habit of or adapted to; "accustomed to doing her own work"; "I've grown accustomed to her face")
       => used to (predicate), wont to (predicate) -- (in the habit; "I am used to hitchhiking"; "you'll get used to the idea"; "...was wont to complain that this is a cold world"- Henry David Thoreau)

Sense 2
accustomed, customary, habitual, wonted (prenominal) -- (commonly used or practiced; usual; "his accustomed thoroughness"; "took his customary morning walk"; "his habitual comment"; "with her wonted candor")
       => usual (vs. unusual) -- (occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure; "grew the usual vegetables"; "the usual summer heat"; "came at the usual time"; "the child's usual bedtime")

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