Custom and Tendency

Custom

Custom noun - A usual manner of behaving or doing.
Usage example: it is my custom to have half a bagel and coffee for breakfast

Tendency is a synonym for custom in behaviour topic. In some cases you can use "Tendency" instead a noun "Custom".

Tendency

Tendency noun - An established pattern of behavior.
Usage example: a tendency to make snap judgments

Custom is a synonym for tendency in behaviour topic. Sometimes you can use "Custom" instead a noun "Tendency", if it concerns topics such as practice, routine.

How words are described

human human custom human tendency
long long custom long tendency
particular particular custom particular tendency
similar similar custom similar tendency
Other adjectives: usual, common, short, right, complete, real, great, little, general, less, odd, strange, occasional, cultural, modern.
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