Synonyms of haunting

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adjective

as in eerie

fearfully and mysteriously strange or fantastic

the haunting tones of the Highland bagpipes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• eerie
• eery
• creepy
• spooky
• weird
• uncanny
• unearthly
• bizarre
• mysterious
• spectral
• ghostly
• terrifying
• unusual
• spookish
• ghoulish
• curious
• ghostlike
• quirky
• ghastly
• enigmatic
• quaint
• uncommon
• odd
• peculiar
• outlandish
• metaphysical
• supernatural
• horrifying
• puzzling
• enigmatical
• horrible
• outré
• inscrutable
• terrible
• queerish
• preternatural
• dreadful
• unaccustomed
• fearsome

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• common
• normal
• typical
• ordinary
• usual
• everyday
• routine
• commonplace
• natural
• prosaic
• unremarkable
• familiar
• unexceptional
• predictable
• expected

haunting

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verb

present participle of haunt

as in visiting

to go to or spend time in often

much of her time is spent haunting antique shops in search of unique knobs for the curio cabinets she builds

Synonyms & Similar Words

• visiting
• frequenting
• affecting
• hanging (at)
• resorting (to)
• habituating
• invading
• patronizing
• attending
• swarming
• running (in)
• infesting
• calling (on or upon)
• stopping (by or in)
• stopping (over)
• staying (at)
• taking in
• dropping in
• popping (in)
• camping (out in)
• dropping by
• overrunning
• sojourning (at)
• tarrying (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoiding
• shaking
• escaping
• evading
• shunning
• eluding
• dodging
• ducking
• eschewing