wonted

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How is the word wonted distinct from other similar adjectives?

Some common synonyms of wonted are accustomed, customary, habitual, and usual. While all these words mean "familiar through frequent or regular repetition," wonted stresses habituation but usually applies to what is favored, sought, or purposefully cultivated.

his wonted determination

How is accustomed related to other words for wonted?

Accustomed is less emphatic than wonted or habitual in suggesting fixed habit or invariable custom.

accepted the compliment with her accustomed modesty

In what contexts can customary take the place of wonted?

The meanings of customary and wonted largely overlap; however, customary applies to what accords with the practices, conventions, or usages of an individual or community.

the customary waiting period before the application is approved

Where would habitual be a reasonable alternative to wonted?

While in some cases nearly identical to wonted, habitual suggests a practice settled or established by much repetition.

a habitual morning routine

When could usual be used to replace wonted?

Although the words usual and wonted have much in common, usual stresses the absence of strangeness or unexpectedness.

my usual order for lunch

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of wonted His wonted improvisations and other departures from the script did not suggest his usual ease. Matthew Walther, TheWeek, 13 Mar. 2020 Egypt chose a different path, preferring to return to the wonted pain of dysfunctional autocracy and avoid civil war (although civil war seems even still to be creeping up on the Egyptians out of Sinai and Libya). Kenneth M. Pollack, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wonted
Adjective
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    Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 June 2025
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    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 6 June 2025
Adjective
  • Perez would take his customary spot batting cleanup behind whoever was in front of him.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2025
  • The unintentionally comical effect of that interview created an impression of a young player whose head was tethered to his shoulders with less than customary tightness.
    Tom Williams, New York Times, 30 May 2025
Adjective
  • But then again … Look one more time at the last entry in the catalog of ordinary human stuff that the turtle’s shell is compared to: pottery.
    A.O. Scott, New York Times, 13 June 2025
  • JetBlue Airways flight 312 arrived from Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport around 11:55 a.m. in what passengers described as an ordinary landing.
    Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 13 June 2025
Adjective
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    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
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    Tom Balmforth, USA Today, 5 June 2025
Adjective
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    Andy Frye, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
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    Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 9 June 2025
Adjective
  • Differences of opinion between economists, scorekeepers and analysts are commonplace, as are the heated rhetorical attacks lobbed at the Congressional Budget Office.
    Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
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    Anna Boltenko, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Adjective
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    Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2025
  • The show ran for four seasons until 2011 and followed a typical teenager who secretly had a double life as a famous pop star.
    Nicholas Rice, People.com, 7 June 2025
Adjective
  • However, each object is characteristic of its community, made with different varieties of flint and in a particular shape.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 5 June 2025
  • This experimental approach is characteristic of Ulvaeus’s career-long fascination with technological innovation.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 June 2025

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“Wonted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wonted. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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