Habitual
Pronunciation of Habitual
/hɐbˈɪt͡ʃuːə͡l/, /hɐbˈɪtʃuːəl/, /h_ɐ_b_ˈɪ_tʃ_uː_əl/
Synonyms for habitual:
Sense 1
Sense 2
informal, Habituated, mechanical, natural.
Sense 3
accustomed
used.
automatic
instinctive.
characteristic
mechanical
obsessive
unintentional
wonted
accustomed (adjective)
general, orthodox, established, expected, typical, everyday.
automatic (adjective)
instinctive, reflex, intuitive, involuntary.
chronic (adjective)
lasting, perennial, ceaseless, continuous, usual, continuing.
common (adjective)
commonplace, informal, monotonous, prevailing, universal, prevalent, daily, stock.
constant (adjective)
invariable, uniform, nonstop, connected, unvarying, unbroken, homogeneous, consistent, unchanging, even.
continuous (adjective)
flat, indefatigable, un-intermittent, nonstop, sequential, invariable, level, unremitting, steady, unbroken, uniform, featureless, endless, interminable, perpetual, continuing, constant, perennial, consecutive, even, regular, monolithic, unceasing, everlasting, repeated, gapless, undeviating, ceaseless, repetitive, unchangeable, seamless, unchanging, incessant, coherent, continual, unending, robot-like, homogeneous, recurrent, undying, lasting, cyclical, consistent, connected, unvarying, monotonous, persistent, straight, continuous.
conventional (adjective)
everyday (adjective)
frequent (adjective)
frequent, often, prevalent, usual, repeated, common, many, recurrent.
habitual (adjective)
confirmed, chronic, common, frequent, standard, ordinary, conditioned, addicted, natural, Familiar, timeworn, continual, Acclimated, hardened, traditional, routine, repeated, constant, automatic, mechanical, custom, regular, inveterate, recurrent, well-worn, conventional, perpetual, accustomed, wonted, normal, steady, customary, persistent.
recurrent (adjective)
regular (adjective)
cyclical, ordinary, steady, everyday, standard, regular, orthodox, usual, frequent, normal, universal, stock, customary, Predominating, constant, average, general, conventional, recurrent, monotonous, prevailing, chronic, canonical, rhythmic, mundane, metronomic, Familiar, epochal, traditional, periodic, accustomed, common, continual, routine, commonplace.
repeated (adjective)
uniform (adjective)
undeviating.
wonted (adjective)
Sense 2 (noun)
habitual (noun)
constituted, usual, customary, accustomed, wonted, established, confirmed, addicted, inveterate, chronic.
Usage examples for habitual:
- Burke's lips snapped together in the grim manner that was becoming habitual with him. - "The Road to Understanding", Eleanor H. Porter.
- She is not fit to fight life's battle; ' and Gwen sighed as she spoke, and her face relapsed into its now habitual gloom. - "The Carved Cupboard", Amy Le Feuvre.
- Yet his habitual caution led him to follow out his original purpose quite as carefully as if he had reached no conclusion. - "The Mountain Divide", Frank H. Spearman.