Customary and Rare

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

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Rare is an antonym for customary in usual topic.

Nearby Words: custom, customarily

Rare adjective - Being out of the ordinary.

Usage example: even among the prize-winning roses, this one is a rare beauty

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Customary is an antonym for rare.

Nearby Words: rarity, rarely, rareness

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