Synonyms of habits

habits 1 of 2

noun

plural of habit

1

as in rituals

a usual manner of behaving or doing

it was his habit to rise early

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rituals
• practices
• customs
• ways
• tricks
• tendencies
• patterns
• routines
• inclinations
• habitudes
• fashions
• styles
• modes
• addictions
• manners
• characteristics
• proclivities
• wonts
• traits
• dispositions
• usages
• conventions
• mores
• ruts
• affectations
• regimes
• attributes
• regimens
• uses
• turns
• grooves
• forms
• bents
• bags
• sets
• peculiarities
• quirks
• eccentricities
• drills
• tics
• tenors
• airs
• poses
• singularities
• deportments
• rotes
• oddities
• kinks
• jog trots
• marks

2

as in addictions

a physiological need for certain drugs

a cocaine habit of long standing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• addictions
• dependences
• monkeys
• tolerances
• joneses
• alcoholisms
• habituations
• morphinisms
• heroinisms

3

as in physiques

the type of body that a person has

an imposing man of vigorous habit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• physiques
• shapes
• figures
• forms
• builds
• constitutions
• frames
• structures
• anatomies

habits

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of habit

as in clothes

to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes

his exclusive clothing store had habited the town's upper crust for as long as anyone could remember

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clothes
• dresses
• costumes
• attires
• decks (out)
• garments
• suits
• rigs (out)
• toilets
• garbs
• robes
• gowns
• drapes
• togs (up or out)
• vestures
• apparels
• arrays
• wraps
• enrobes
• bedecks
• outfits
• gets up
• caparisons
• dresses up
• frocks
• jackets
• uniforms
• mantles
• tailors
• cloaks
• does up
• invests
• habilitates
• enswathes
• huddles
• furnishes
• haps
• vests
• equips
• swaddles
• swathes
• accoutres
• dresses down
• bedights
• underdresses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strips
• undresses
• disrobes
• untrusses
• disarrays
• unclothes
• uncovers
• denudes
• divests
• unveils
• undrapes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of habits

Noun

The list-ification of the few remaining major outlets for literary criticism troubles even its purveyors while a generation of readers has come up on Goodreads and learned the worst habits of critical thinking (or the lack thereof) from it. — Literary Hub, 16 July 2026

Tenet is a collection of Nolan’s most frustrating habits cranked to 11 — from an oppressive soundscape that eclipses dialogue, to stylish yet flat characters, to a narrative that’s confusingly twisty to the point of contortion. — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2026

That hugely successful group also helped drive other major changes in the nation’s music-consumption habits, like an increase in CD sales. — Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2026

If pricing in policy speculation and risk happens at the longer end, then investors may want to adjust their habits. — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 July 2026

Fox microphone in one hand, notebook in the other, Andrews has learned a thing or two about coaches’ habits in her years on the NFL sidelines. — Jayna Bardahl, New York Times, 15 July 2026

Controlling habits that surfaced like a game of whack-a-mole. — Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 15 July 2026

Saving journalism — not newspapers The challenge only grew during his years leading The Charlotte Observer, where Thames helped steer the newsroom through an era of shrinking staffs, a changing business model and rapidly changing reader habits. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2026

Recent studies tie specific slowmaxxing habits to lower disease risk, better mood and stronger control over eating. — Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026

Verb

The workplace habits many women learn and internalize while navigating these systems. — Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026

But even experienced hands occasionally fall into habits that quietly undermine plant health — habits that university extension educators and longtime horticulture writers say are surprisingly common, regardless of how long someone has been gardening. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026