custom

1. 1.

   made according to the specifications of an individual

   Synonymscustom-made

   Similarbespokecustom-built

Other forms of custom

plural

customs·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about custom

What does custom mean?

custom means "accepted or habitual practice". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in custom?

custom has 2 syllables: cus-tom. The stress falls on "cus". In IPA it is /ˈkʌstəm/.

What is another word for custom?

Close synonyms include usage, usance, tradition, customs, customs duty. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is custom a common word?

custom is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with custom?

1 word rhymes with custom. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.