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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For Farrar, now 38, unintentionally becoming the Nostradamus of a surreal and often very dumb political era has been a bizarre experience — haunting, even.

— David Mack, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
Tara Badstubner explores why recent ghosts are (actually) haunting us.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of haunting

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O’Neil remains friends with Lizzie, frequenting Maplecroft well into their old age.

— Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2026
Along with frequenting the 187-year-old Neilson’s department store, visitors can eat in one of four Michelin recommended restaurants.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of frequenting

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Spending time on the patio becomes as much a part of the fun as visiting the falls itself.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Pulido tapped into core childhood memories of visiting family in Chihuahua to achieve just the right flavor and consistency.

— Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of visiting

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Over the past decade, cyberattacks against the education sector have risen expeditiously, exposing sensitive data, temporarily disrupting school operations and affecting students' learning.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
El Niño is a natural climate pattern that has far-reaching impacts across the planet, potentially affecting hundreds of millions of people.

— Lauren Sommer, NPR, 5 Oct. 2026

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