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

Anyone frustrated by their own scrolling habits should try one small friction tweak first, like grayscale, a notification purge or a home-screen edit, before spending on hardware. — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026

The store that matches its habits to its real customers beats the one copying whatever the chains are doing this quarter. — Elie Y. Katz, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Vasos sees that trend in the habits of Dollar General shoppers. — Diane Brady, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026

This is a critical point in an 18-21-year-olds’ life to develop habits, behaviors, mindset, character, work ethic, things that no one seems to consider. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 23 Sep. 2026

Emily Levy, an expert learning specialist, says there are many habits parents can adopt to help stronger academic outcomes. — Tom Jurkowsky, Baltimore Sun, 23 Sep. 2026

For his fact, co-host Shane told us about the absolutely blistering coffee habits of author Honore de Balzac. — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 23 Sep. 2026

Dad passed last December at age 96, while Mom is continuing their same healthy and active habits. — Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026

Elsewhere, Llínas films the modern-day streets, statues, and buildings where Borges once lived and visited, accompanied by casual pontifications on the author’s values and habits. — Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2026

Verb

Kids nutrition, the food habits children build at home, shapes how ready students are to focus, learn and get through the school day. — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026

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