Synonyms of habituating

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

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