wonted

adjective

Definition of wontednext
as in usual

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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
  1. usual
  2. customary
  3. ordinary
  4. conventional
  5. normal
  6. commonplace
  7. typical
  8. characteristic
Adjective
  • That’s not to say there isn’t more cleanup than usual between showings.
    — Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Since joining the Lakers, Dončić has put up his usual numbers, averaging 27.1 points, 8.1 rebounds and 7.6 assists, and the Lakers are a serious contender.
    — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Definition of usual
Adjective
  • Surgeons reduced the ribs from the front of the body (versus the lower back, as is customary) and conducted pulmonary tests on patients pre- and post-op.
    — Jolene Edgar, Allure, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Review: In ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ on Broadway, here’s George Clooney with an urgent bulletin When George Clooney walks out on stage as Edward R. Murrow, the distinguished American journalist, the chiseled Hollywood star gets the customary entrance applause.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
Definition of customary
Adjective
  • Inevitably, skipping ordinary procedural checks, the administration made at least one mistake in deporting Abrego Garcia, and probably many others.
    — The Editors, National Review, 14 Apr. 2025
  • During ordinary times, this accommodation would reflect an appropriate respect for the constitutional separation of powers.
    — Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
Definition of ordinary
Adjective
  • However, the settlement is far from conventional in several ways.
    — Joe Sabin, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
  • So close yet so far, Placer County, where Blue Lives Matter meets balayage, felt like the right location to artificially return my fortysomething face to a state of more conventional youthful attractiveness.
    — Sarah Miller, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2025
Definition of conventional
Adjective
  • For 2025, retail growth predictions of 3.6% or better are holding firm, and while NRF economists are expecting slower growth for the near term, the trade group is expecting for normal growth to return in time.
    — Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Augusta National operates differently than normal places.
    — Brody Miller, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Definition of normal
Adjective
  • Direct trade models that are commonplace in the coffee industry are not so in the tea industry (albeit not unheard of), because of the way the majority of the latter operates through world market auctions and regional export/importers.
    — Christopher Marquis, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • But for others, particularly younger Americans, this could be the season of life where receiving wedding invitations is commonplace, and the costs are adding up.
    — Nerdwallet, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2025
Definition of commonplace
Adjective
  • Large language models like Claude can create emails free of the typical spelling errors that have defined scam emails over the past 20 years.
    — Kevin Korte, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Whoever wins the election will assume office immediately — without the country’s typical two-month transition period.
    — Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Definition of typical
Adjective
  • Chemical analyses in 2007 by teams including C. Kevin Boyce provided further support by revealing carbon isotope ratios characteristic of heterotrophic fungi.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Jay North, who starred as the young mischief maker with the characteristic blond cowlick on the 1959-63 CBS comedy Dennis the Menace, has died.
    — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 6 Apr. 2025
Definition of characteristic

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