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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Balfe is haunting as a mother whose absence hollows out everything around her.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
But bridge sagas have a way of haunting governors, said Adam Myers, a political scientist at Providence College.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of haunting

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After completing his four-year stretch, Clayton-Thomas in 1962 began frequenting the music scene on the Yonge Street strip, when Arkansas rockabilly great Ronnie Hawkins gave him his first paying job in music.

— Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026
Arthur Van Wyk, who produces comedy events in Durban, began frequenting the bar some three decades ago.

— Hannah Giorgis Yohannes, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 June 2026

Definition of frequenting

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The southern Sinai peninsula is a popular tourist destination, with many travelers visiting the region to snorkel and dive in the Red Sea, the outlet reported.

— Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026
Poul Thorsen, a research investigator who was working as a visiting scientist at the CDC, was extradited to the United States following 11 years avoiding capture in Denmark, according to federal prosecutors.

— Irene Wright, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of visiting

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The resulting flood spread across roughly 54,000 square kilometers (20,800 square miles), affecting Henan, Anhui, and Jiangsu.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
The forces affecting cheese quality Not unlike wine, some seasons yield better cheeses than others, with factors that extend beyond heat and drought, says the cheesemonger Janier.

— Vivian Song, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026

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