Synonyms of haunt

haunt 1 of 2

verb (1)

ˈhȯnt 

as in to visit

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

• visit
• frequent
• affect
• hang (at)
• resort (to)
• invade
• habituate
• patronize
• attend
• run (in)
• infest
• call (on or upon)
• stop (by or in)
• swarm
• stay (at)
• overrun
• stop (over)
• drop by
• take in
• drop in
• pop (in)
• camp (out in)
• tarry (in)
• sojourn (at)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoid
• escape
• shun
• evade
• shake
• elude
• eschew
• duck
• dodge

haunting

2 of 2

verb (2)

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of haunt

Verb

These deals have occurred at a time when plunging values, loan defaults and even foreclosures haunt the Bay Area hotel market. —George Avalos, Mercury News, 3 June 2026

Complicating matters are long-running rumors that the land is haunted. —Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 3 June 2026

Verb

For nine years, May 28 evoked a franchise-haunting what-if. —Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 29 May 2026

Flashbacks reveal haunting mommy issues triggered as Mary watches her childhood home get demolished to make way for a high-rise apartment building. —Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 27 May 2026