WONT Synonyms: 113 Similar and Opposite Words

Q: 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

Q: 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

Q: 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

Q: 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

Q: 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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adjective

ˈwȯnt

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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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noun

as in habit

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