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

One of the newest members of the billionaire club, Scale AI cofounder Lucy Guo, is a more recent example of someone whose spending habits have remained relatively modest as her fortune has soared. — Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026

Tracks stool consistency, hydration, urinary health and bathroom habits. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2026

Small preferences often become habits, and familiar corners of the grounds can gain sentimental value. — Svetlana Khachiyan, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

The expansion comes as pro-Trump media faces headwinds and the broader industry runs into changing viewer habits. — Josh Feldman, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026

That can cause abdominal discomfort, bloating, or changes in your bowel habits. — Amber Raiken, Verywell Health, 26 Aug. 2026

What Longevity Experts Have in Common at Breakfast The breakfasts these experts eat look pretty different, but a few ingredients and habits came up again and again. — Cathy Cassata, HEALTH, 26 Aug. 2026

The best way to prepare for these is to build a resilience buffer with healthy habits, such as sufficient sleep, a fresh, varied diet and regular exercise. — Masha Remskar, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2026

For this country’s great television institutions, changing audience habits are an opportunity, not a threat. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 26 Aug. 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