Customary and Deviant

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Customary adjective - Accepted, used, or practiced by most people.

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Deviant is an antonym for customary.

Nearby Words: custom, customarily

Deviant adjective - Departing from some accepted standard of what is normal.

Usage example: some studies show that many violent criminals begin exhibiting deviant behavior in early childhood

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Customary is an antonym for deviant.

Nearby Words: deviate, deviation, deviance

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