HABITUATING Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

habituating

verb

present participle of habituate

as in haunting

to go to or spend time in often the sort of lounge lizard known to habituate bars and nightclubs

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Recent Examples of habituating The wildlife team tends to the cubs while wearing bear suits to avoid habituating the cubs to humans. — Isabel Yip, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026

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There are Easter eggs all over, and the series offers a good excuse to rewatch the original movie to catch even more and compare the gorgeous haunting lake views.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026
Tom Cullen and Joe Locke hadn’t worked together before Rhys Marc Jones’ haunting feature film debut Black Church Bay, but Cullen certainly was an enormous Heartstopper fan.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of haunting

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Inside McGuire’s Irish Pub, the moody, maze-like dining room is a far cry from the bright and airy seafood joints most vacationers are used to frequenting.

— Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2026
O’Neil remains friends with Lizzie, frequenting Maplecroft well into their old age.

— Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of frequenting

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A day later, masked settlers attacked a group of European diplomats and others visiting the Christian village of Taybeh.

— Koral Saeed, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Finally, the delegation co-chairs should host a weekly coffee for Illinoisans visiting Washington with brief opening remarks and opportunities for a Q&A and photos.

— John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of visiting

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Sanders, who spoke alongside el Sayed in Grand Rapids, said Trump’s attacks on the Democratic candidate were rooted in Islamophobia because Republicans have little to say about the issues affecting working families.

— Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 26 Oct. 2026
Management may also be asked whether the prolonged conflict in the Middle East is affecting customer demand.

— Kevin Stankiewicz,Zev Fima, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2026

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