Customary and Given

Customary

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

Given and customary are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Given" instead an adjective "Customary".

Nearby Words: custom, customarily

Given

Given adjective - Being in the habit or custom.

Customary and given are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Customary" instead an adjective "Given".

Nearby Word: give

Both words in one sentence

  • Note that in Vietnam it's customary to address a stranger by his or her given name, not a family name.
  • Planet of Steves The earliest popes used their given names; by the Middle Ages, it had become customary to choose a regnal name, which often was picked to honor a predecessor.
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