uncustomarily

adverb

as in unusually

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncustomarily
  1. unusually
  2. abnormally
  3. uncommonly
  4. extraordinarily
  5. improperly
  6. singularly
  7. extremely
  8. substantially
Adverb
  • The company is moving through federal safety reviews at an unusually rapid pace.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Jonathan Van Meter, the legendary magazine writer and editor, has spent much of his career getting unusually close to famous women.
    — Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of unusually
Adverb
  • This can lead to a potentially serious condition called hypermagnesemia, where blood magnesium levels are abnormally high.
    — MD Published, Verywell Health, 14 Oct. 2026
  • On Wednesday, temperatures will still remain abnormally high, although fewer records are expected to fall than in days past.
    — Austin Turner, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of abnormally
Adverb
  • Fixes for what are believed to be uncommonly severe vulnerabilities are scheduled to drop in a little more than 12 hours for PHP, a programming language that powers websites and Web applications everywhere.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Neither starter excelled on a tense, uncommonly hot October night in downtown San Diego.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of uncommonly
Adverb
  • No bigger than a microwave oven, Idefix will plop onto Phobos by itself, bouncing for several minutes before coming to a halt in the moon's extraordinarily low gravity.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The territory’s population boomed and quickly turned the distant region into an extraordinarily valuable part of the United States.
    — Monitor reviewers, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of extraordinarily
Adverb
  • Now, Amy Helm has countersued the studio, alleging that her successor, Brian Parillo, used invalid corporate actions to take control of the famed music venue in Woodstock, New York, and improperly obtained voting power from Levon Helm’s widow.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 20 Oct. 2026
  • What’s Happening Mycotoxins are toxins formed by molds that can grow on crops like grains and coffee beans if improperly stored.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of improperly
Adverb
  • After recent seasons of attempting to singularly lift the Milwaukee Bucks, Antetokounmpo found himself not only again in the midst of heavy lifting, but this time also second best on the court.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 21 Oct. 2026
  • That the university is prepared to sacrifice a vital cultural resource in order to save a relatively small amount of money strikes me — and others as singularly short-sighted and ill-advised.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of singularly
Adverb
  • Today, however, plague is curable and extremely unlikely to blow up into a new pandemic, experts say.
    — Faye Flam, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Nowhere was his balancing act viewed more extremely than with Ukraine.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of extremely
Adverb
  • Article 3, Section 2 substantially restricts lawsuits by the NFLPA and players against the league and clubs over matters addressed by the CBA.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Sweaters rose 41 percent during the holiday period, substantially exceeding their annual growth rate, while activewear increased 16 percent during the holidays despite a 2 percent decline in full-year units.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of substantially
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“Uncustomarily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncustomarily. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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