Thesaurus results for HABITUATION

habituation

noun

as in tolerance

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Recent Examples of habituation But in both cases, the same truth applies: habituation dulls the senses, while novelty reignites them. —

Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025 The final layer, embodiment and habituation, and how to implement them, completes the picture. —

Benjamin Voyer, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025 Prolonged exposure therapy helps patients reduce their emotional responses to traumatic memories through habituation and extinction. —

Big Think, 21 Jan. 2025 Exponent’s researchers plan to test the effects of habituation by presenting drivers with even more realistic conditions—complete with side traffic and other distractions—and give them not hours but weeks to get used to all the automation. —

IEEE Spectrum, 7 Apr. 2015 See All Example Sentences for habituation

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tolerance

Noun

Mayor Karen Bass said the city is taking a zero-tolerance approach.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Starting low and building up gives your skin time to develop tolerance without the irritation, peeling or redness that can come from using retinoids too aggressively.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2026