Synonyms of haunting

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adjective

as in eerie

fearfully and mysteriously strange or fantastic

the haunting tones of the Highland bagpipes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• eerie
• eery
• creepy
• spooky
• weird
• uncanny
• unearthly
• ghostly
• terrifying
• mysterious
• spectral
• bizarre
• ghostlike
• ghoulish
• spookish
• unusual
• quirky
• ghastly
• enigmatic
• curious
• quaint
• horrifying
• supernatural
• odd
• peculiar
• metaphysical
• uncommon
• outlandish
• puzzling
• horrible
• inscrutable
• outré
• terrible
• queerish
• enigmatical
• dreadful
• preternatural
• fearsome
• unaccustomed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• common
• normal
• typical
• ordinary
• usual
• everyday
• routine
• commonplace
• prosaic
• natural
• familiar
• unremarkable
• unexceptional
• predictable
• expected

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• common
• normal
• typical
• ordinary
• usual
• everyday
• routine
• commonplace
• prosaic
• natural
• familiar
• unremarkable
• unexceptional
• predictable
• expected

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haunting

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verb

present participle of haunt

as in visiting

to go to or spend time in often

much of her time is spent haunting antique shops in search of unique knobs for the curio cabinets she builds

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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