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adjective

ˈwȯnt How to pronounce wont (audio)
Definition of wontnext
as in used
being in the habit or custom she paced about the room, as she is wont to do whenever she is agitated

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wont

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noun

as in habit
a usual manner of behaving or doing he got up early, as is his wont

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wont

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verb

as in to initiate

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How does the noun wont differ from other similar words?

Some common synonyms of wont are custom, habit, practice, and usage. While all these words mean "a way of acting fixed through repetition," wont usually applies to a habitual manner, method, or practice of an individual or group.

as was her wont, she slept until noon

When could custom be used to replace wont?

The words custom and wont are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, custom applies to a practice or usage so steadily associated with an individual or group as to have almost the force of unwritten law.

the custom of wearing black at funerals

When might habit be a better fit than wont?

While the synonyms habit and wont are close in meaning, habit implies a doing unconsciously and often compulsively.

had a habit of tapping his fingers

Where would practice be a reasonable alternative to wont?

The synonyms practice and wont are sometimes interchangeable, but practice suggests an act or method followed with regularity and usually through choice.

our practice is to honor all major credit cards

When would usage be a good substitute for wont?

Although the words usage and wont have much in common, usage suggests a customary action so generally followed that it has become a social norm.

western-style dress is now common usage in international business

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wont
  1. used
  2. habit
  3. initiate
  4. accustomed
  5. trick
  6. inform
  7. way
  8. orient
Adjective
  • The price of a used Tesla Model S and Model Y each dropped by about 16% in February from a year earlier.
    — Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
  • Getting a used Maserati Grecale is a great way to enjoy Maserati thrills without paying new Maserati prices.
    — Charles Singh, USA Today, 5 June 2025
Definition of used
Noun
  • He is used to mowing his lawn shirtless and in shorts – especially on hotter days – but recently, what seemed like a harmless habit sparked unexpected drama with his neighbors across the street.
    — Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 7 June 2025
  • Over the years, several analysts of Palestinian politics have attempted to game out what would happen should Abbas die in office — a not-unlikely scenario given his age and extensive smoking habit.
    — Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2025
Definition of habit
Verb
  • Anthony Devlin/Press Association via AP What To Know The recall was initiated by Publix on May 9 and was classified by the FDA on June 3.
    — Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
  • Since it was initiated five months ago, the prescribed fire has burned 130 acres of private land.
    — CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2025
Definition of initiate
Adjective
  • Many product developers grow accustomed to the start-up environment, where teams can dedicate all of their working hours to solving one problem: building the product, typically a single product.
    — Douglas Murray, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
  • The text becomes a straitjacket for a princely son who doesn’t seem accustomed to Shakespearean rigors.
    — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
Definition of accustomed
Noun
  • However, there is a trick for using both of these operations together.
    — Paul Smith-Goodson, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
  • Thalberg was a wunderkind, and one of the tricks of being a wunderkind is to leverage a youthful aura—selling the Kind to increase the Wunder.
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
Definition of trick
Verb
  • Different experiences inform a more complete understanding of the problem and potential solutions.
    — Karlo Tanjuakio, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
  • His mother informs Mel and his sister that their father will be out on day release but urges them not to share their address with him.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2025
Definition of inform
Noun
  • And one of the fastest ways to lose it is poor communication.
    — Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
  • The difficulty is knowing where to look when a landscape is constantly changing in unpredictable ways.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 7 June 2025
Definition of way
Verb
  • Room for Disagreement Tilson’s campaign, after Cuomo’s, is the most oriented around stopping Mamdani.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 12 June 2025
  • Polarization describes what happens when waves are oriented in the same direction.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 11 June 2025
Definition of orient
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