Customary and Occasional

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

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Occasional is an antonym for customary in usual topic.

Nearby Words: custom, customarily

Occasional adjective - Lacking in steadiness or regularity of occurrence.

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Customary is an antonym for occasional in infrequent topic.

Nearby Words: occasion, occasionally, occasioned, occasionalism

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