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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Left behind are her great-grandmother’s haunting journals detailing the story of her own phantom, and subsequently, her brutal murder.

— Jennifer Maas, Variety, 25 July 2026
This is smart, haunting filmmaking, an announcement of a major new horror talent.

— Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 24 July 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

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Yordan Alvarez socked his 34th home run in the eighth inning, a tiebreaking two-run shot that lifted the Houston Astros to a 5-2 victory over the visiting Miami Marlins and a sweep of the three-game interleague series.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
The scene in question came after host Robert Irwin and visiting pro Brandon Armstrong, who served as Monday’s coach of the week, split the 10 remaining contestants into couples for a storytelling challenge.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 July 2026

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And, crucially, removing fuel is the only element of the natural factors affecting the spread of a wildfire that humans can control.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
Many respondents also said work was affecting their physical health, relationships and ability to pursue hobbies and interests.

— Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

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