reaccustomed
Made used to
Reaccustomed means made familiar again with something after a period away.
The word implies a process of readjustment—returning to habits, environments, or situations once known but since grown unfamiliar: After years abroad, she gradually reaccustomed herself to American life.
It took weeks to get reaccustomed to the noise of the city.
Ease or soothing relief
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- routineRegular sequence of actions
normalcy · second-nature · old-hat · homecoming · memories · reunion · ease · intimacy
Modifying something again
- reorientationChanging one's bearings
- resettlingMoving to live elsewhere
- reestablishmentAct of founding anew
- reentryComing back in
reassimilation · reacclimation · reacclimatization · realignment · recalibration · reinstatement · rehabilitation · homecoming
Learned behavioral adaptation
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
- repetitionAct of redoing
- routineRegular sequence of actions
- habitSettled regular tendency
ritual · pattern · regimen · desensitization · training · reinforcement · automaticity · regularity
Alteration to improve fit
- transitionChange from one state
- flexibilityAbility to adapt easily
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- modificationAct of altering something
change · shift · reconfiguration · accommodation · coping · evolution · transformation · acclimatization
comfort
Ease or soothing relief
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
routine · normalcy · second-nature · old-hat · homecoming · memories · reunion · ease · intimacy · rediscovery
readjustment
Modifying something again
- reorientationChanging one's bearings
- resettlingMoving to live elsewhere
- reestablishmentAct of founding anew
reentry · reassimilation · reacclimation · reacclimatization · realignment · recalibration · reinstatement · rehabilitation · homecoming · return
conditioning
Learned behavioral adaptation
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
- repetitionAct of redoing
- routineRegular sequence of actions
habit · ritual · pattern · regimen · desensitization · training · reinforcement · automaticity · regularity · ingrained
adjustment
Alteration to improve fit
- transitionChange from one state
- flexibilityAbility to adapt easily
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
modification · change · shift · reconfiguration · accommodation · coping · evolution · transformation · acclimatization · assimilation
reaccustomedalienated
Made distant or hostile
estranged · unaccustomed · unfamiliar · disoriented · maladjusted
custom, customary, accustomed, accustom, unaccustomed, customarily, accustoming