Prescriptive and Uncustomary

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Prescriptive adjective - Based on customs usually handed down from a previous generation.

Usage example: even in this age of e-mail the prescriptive response to a wedding gift is a handwritten thank-you note

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Uncustomary is an antonym for prescriptive.

Uncustomary adjective - Being out of the ordinary.

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Prescriptive is an antonym for uncustomary.

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Uncustomary and Prescriptive. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/prescriptive/uncustomary

Prescriptive & Uncustomary. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/prescriptive/uncustomary>.

Uncustomary or Prescriptive. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/prescriptive/uncustomary.

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