habit

The word “habit” has 2 syllables: hab-it

It's pronounced as /ˈhæbɪt/


What is synonym and antonym for habit?

In the thesaurus, “habit” has 197 synonyms and 14 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for habit along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for habit

  • accouter
  • accoutre
  • activewear
  • addiction
  • affectation
  • airs
  • alcoholism
  • anatomy
  • apparel
  • array
  • assuetude
  • attire
  • attribute
  • bag
  • bedeck
  • bedight
  • bent
  • bias
  • bravery
  • build
  • caparison
  • characteristic
  • civies
  • civvies
  • cloak
  • clobber
  • clothe
  • clothes
  • clothing
  • constitution
  • consuetude
  • convention
  • costume
  • costumery
  • couture
  • custom
  • dependance
  • dependence
  • deportment
  • disposition
  • do up
  • drape
  • dress
  • dress down
  • dress up
  • drill
  • duds
  • eccentricity
  • enrobe
  • ensemble
  • enswathe
  • equip
  • fashion
  • figure
  • finery
  • fixation
  • fixed attitude
  • foofaraw
  • form
  • frame
  • frame of mind
  • frippery
  • frock
  • furnish
  • gaiety
  • garb
  • garderobe
  • garment
  • garments
  • gaudery
  • gayety
  • gear
  • get up
  • getup
  • glad rags
  • gown
  • gravitation
  • groove
  • guise
  • haberdashery
  • habiliment
  • habilitate
  • habituation
  • habitude
  • hangup
  • hap
  • heroinism
  • huddle
  • impulsion
  • inclination
  • invest
  • jacket
  • jog trot
  • jones
  • kink
  • livery
  • loungewear
  • makeup
  • manner
  • mannerism
  • manners
  • mantle
  • mark
  • menswear
  • mode
  • monkey
  • mores
  • morphinism
  • mufti
  • nature
  • nightclothes
  • obsession
  • oddity
  • outerwear
  • outfit
  • pattern
  • peculiarity
  • penchant
  • persuasion
  • physique
  • playwear
  • pose
  • practice
  • practise
  • praxis
  • predisposition
  • pret-a-porter
  • pretties
  • proclivity
  • proneness
  • propensity
  • quirk
  • rags
  • raiment
  • ready-to-wear
  • regalia
  • regime
  • regimen
  • riding clothes
  • rig
  • rigging
  • ritual
  • robe
  • rote
  • routine
  • rule
  • rut
  • second nature
  • set
  • shape
  • singularity
  • sleepwear
  • smallclothes
  • sportswear
  • structure
  • style
  • suit
  • susceptibility
  • swaddle
  • swathe
  • tailor
  • tailoring
  • tatters
  • tawdry
  • tendency
  • tenor
  • thing
  • threads
  • tic
  • toggery
  • togs
  • toilet
  • tolerance
  • trait
  • trick
  • trim
  • trumpery
  • turn
  • underclothes
  • underdress
  • underwear
  • uniform
  • usage
  • use
  • vest
  • vestiary
  • vestment
  • vestments
  • vesture
  • wardrobe
  • way
  • weakness
  • wear
  • wearables
  • weeds
  • wont
  • wrap

Antonyms for habit

  • denude
  • disarray
  • disinclination
  • dislike
  • disrobe
  • divest
  • hate
  • strip
  • unclothe
  • uncover
  • undrape
  • undress
  • untruss
  • unveil

Meanings of habit

  • noun
    1. An action performed on a regular basis.
    2. An action performed repeatedly and automatically, usually without awareness.
    3. A long piece of clothing worn by monks and nuns.
    4. A piece of clothing worn uniformly for a specific activity.
    5. Outward appearance; attire; dress.
    6. Form of growth or general appearance of a variety or species of plant or crystal.
    7. An addiction.
  • verb
    1. To clothe.
    2. To inhabit.

Example Sentences

  • Each morning, she reached for her phone out of habit before getting out of bed.
  • The old bookstore had a charming habit of playing soft classical music in the background.
  • Despite being on vacation, he couldn't break the habit of checking his work email daily.
  • The little girl had a sweet habit of twirling her hair when lost in thought.
  • As a writer, she found solace in the habit of jotting down ideas in her notebook throughout the day.

On this page you'll find 211 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to habit, such as: accouter, accoutre, activewear, addiction, affectation, airs, alcoholism.

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Related Words

abide

  • absorb
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abided

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abides

  • absorbs
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  • allows
  • awaits
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  • brooks
  • capitulates
  • carries through
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  • tolerates
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abiding

  • absorbing
  • accepting
  • acquiescing
  • ageless
  • allowing
  • awaiting
  • bearing
  • biding
  • brooking
  • capitulating
  • carrying through
  • ceaseless
  • changeless
  • cohabiting
  • constant
  • continuing
  • countenancing
  • dallying
  • dateless
  • dawdling
  • dwelling
  • endless
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  • fast
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  • lodging
  • loitering
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  • sticking around
  • sticking out
  • stomaching
  • subletting
  • suffering
  • supporting
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  • sustaining
  • swallowing
  • sweating out
  • taking
  • tarrying
  • tenanting
  • timeless
  • tolerating
  • toughing it out
  • unchanging
  • undying
  • unvarying
  • visiting
  • waiting
  • wearing

abode

  • McMansion
  • RV
  • accommodations
  • address
  • apartment
  • apartment house
  • barracks
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  • salon
  • saltbox
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  • split level
  • suite
  • tenement
  • tenement house
  • town house
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  • triplex
  • vicarage
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  • walk-up

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