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noun

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verb

Synonym Chooser

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wont
Adjective
  • Getty Images Cox Automotive is reporting that August saw record electric vehicle (EV) sales and rising market share in both new and used markets as buyers rushed to secure tax credits before the Inflation Reduction Act’s tax credit expiration.
    Michael Harley, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Because those systems are becoming more complex, keeping them properly tuned on a new, used or modified car is a challenge.
    Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Companies that invest in truly knowing their customers and understanding their buying habits will keep those customers.
    Shep Hyken, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Take this quick quiz to see where your digital habits stand.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In the last quarter, the partnership has facilitated recovery of more than 26,600 kilograms of textiles from 23 hotels and initiated conversations with 12 hotel groups in Delhi.
    Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The company has also initiated a search process to find a permanent successor.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • For families long accustomed to hospital visits and transfusions, the shift represented not just a medical advance, but a profound improvement in quality of life.
    William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • This year's Clemson team was tasked with meeting the high expectations fans and supporters had grown accustomed to in the Swinney era.
    Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • So the real trick was creating a hue with blendability that people were willing to reapply.
    Megan McIntyre, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The Luray Caverns feel almost magical—complete with musical instruments built into the walls, mirror-like lakes that play tricks on your eyes, and even a wishing well tucked into the underground pathways.
    Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In one email reviewed by USA TODAY, a CDC employee was informed that their reasonable telework accommodation request had been withdrawn with no further explanation or justification in the middle of the night, giving them fewer than eight hours of notice before the next workday began.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Bluemercury was gracious enough to clue our editors in on what its hottest products of the season are, so that you can be better informed when filling your cart with moisturizers, shampoos, serums, hair styling tools, eyeliners, and all sorts of other beauty essentials.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Financial reports, client data, or confidential business information can be uploaded in ways that sidestep official security and AI policies, often neutralizing safeguards intended to keep information safe.
    Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Selena Gomez’s Emmys 2025 manicure was barely there, in the best way.
    Grace McCarty, Glamour, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Fire spread will be primarily influenced by alignment with topography, with any ongoing movement likely oriented toward the north and northeast.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Education explicitly oriented toward liberation—not that which either explicitly or implicitly upholds the status quo—is vital to the process of conscientization.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Wont.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wont. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.

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