Synonyms of customs

customs

noun

plural of custom

1

as in rituals

a usual manner of behaving or doing

it is my custom to have half a bagel and coffee for breakfast

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rituals
• habits
• practices
• tricks
• ways
• patterns
• tendencies
• routines
• fashions
• inclinations
• habitudes
• styles
• manners
• modes
• usages
• conventions
• characteristics
• wonts
• dispositions
• traits
• proclivities
• addictions
• mores
• bags
• regimes
• forms
• affectations
• peculiarities
• sets
• grooves
• turns
• quirks
• bents
• uses
• eccentricities
• regimens
• attributes
• ruts
• tenors
• drills
• tics
• oddities
• airs
• singularities
• poses
• rotes
• deportments
• kinks
• jog trots
• marks

2

as in traditions

an inherited or established way of thinking, feeling, or doing

the custom around here is that the bride's family pays for the wedding

Synonyms & Similar Words

• traditions
• rules
• values
• principles
• conventions
• standards
• ethics
• prescriptions
• norms
• heritages
• superstitions
• rubrics
• mores
• modes
• cultures
• legacies
• inheritances
• forms
• lifestyles
• folklores
• birthrights
• lores

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of customs

The pending rule requires medicines mailed from abroad to go through a customs process that includes a licensed customs broker and a financial guarantee in the form of an entry bond. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 30 Sep. 2026

In Mexico for budgetary reasons, the day-to-day production has customs issues, technology issues, communication issues, construction issues, electricity issues, on top of the typical challenges that come with a movie of this size and complexity. — Kyle MacLachlan, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026

Featuring designs made by Hopi, Navajo, and Zuni artists, the book spans the regions and reflects a striking tapestry of different customs and traditions. — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2026

The letter was signed by maritime transportation stakeholders including importers, exporters, manufacturers, agriculture and farming groups, logistics providers and freight forwarders, customs brokerages and trucking firms, among others. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026

An argumentative streak comes with the territory, though, so try not to take your inner bar brawler past customs. — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Sep. 2026

In their nine years together, Leigh had often thought of Beck as a kind of charming insectoid alien in a human suit learning Earth customs. — Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026

On Sunday morning, Netanel Shukrun, a father of six from the settlement of Alei Zahav, was shot and killed while bathing at a natural spring in the West Bank as part of the holiday customs. — Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026

After going through customs, the team will settle at its hotel before heading to the practice facility of the Flamengo soccer club. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2026