uncustomarily

Examples

• All

• He spoke uncustomarily softly during the meeting, catching everyone off guard.

• Williams had his most impactful bad performance of the season Wednesday night, incredibly missing five of his seven shots at the rim and appearing uncustomarily sluggish on defense as the short-handed Wolves were beaten in the final seconds at home by the sub-mediocre Charlotte Bobcats.

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• She decided to wear a bright red dress to the party, which was uncustomarily bold for her.

Synonyms

A

abnormally

vsuncustomarily

17 4.6

In a way that is not normal or usual

is less charged and simply notes a lack of customary behaviour

U

uncharacteristically

vsuncustomarily

16 6.9

In a way that is not usual for someone or something

focuses broadly on actions that deviate from standard practice

P

peculiarly

vsuncustomarily

3 6.2

In a strange way that people notice

is neutral and does not imply oddness or strange quality

U

unconventionally

vsuncustomarily

1 7.2

In a way that is different from what most people do

covers deviation from custom but without stressing rule breaking

A

anomalously

vsuncustomarily

1 8.2

In a way that is not normal or expected

is the plain phrase for something done outside ordinary patterns

A

atypically

vsuncustomarily

1 6.1

In a way that is not usual

is the neutral term for actions outside normal practice

A

aberrantly

vsuncustomarily

1 8.1

In an unusual way that is not normal

is the milder expression that only flags lack of usual habit

A

antitypically

vsuncustomarily

9.9

In an unusual way not like what usually happens

is the general expression for something done outside normal habit

U

untypically

vsuncustomarily

6.6

In a way that is not usual

is a neutral label for acts that differ from normal routine

U

unaccustomedly

vsuncustomarily

7.9

In a way that is not usual for someone

is the general phrase for things done outside ordinary habit

U

unwontedly

vsuncustomarily

• Literature

9.9

In a way that is not usual or expected

describes the same deviation but in neutral everyday language

N

nontraditionally

vsuncustomarily

6.2

In an unusual way that does not follow the usual way people do things

is the broader neutral phrase for not following usual practice

Antonyms

C

customarily

7 3.9

In the usual way people do because of tradition

How Usual

always

∞ 1.0

usually

∞ 1.0

sometimes

∞ 1.0

occasionally

438 2.0

uncustomarily

7.5

rarely

539 1.0

never

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology