habit - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

(psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition

Synonyms

• habit
• use

More generic

• custom
• usage
• usance

More specific

• cleanliness
• ritual
• second nature

Noun

excessive use of drugs

Synonyms

• drug abuse
• habit
• substance abuse

More generic

• abuse
• misuse

More specific

• alcohol abuse
• alcoholic abuse
• alcoholism abuse

Noun

a distinctive attire worn by a member of a religious order

Synonyms

• habit

More generic

• attire
• dress
• garb

More specific

• frock
• monastic habit
• nun's habit

Noun

attire that is typically worn by a horseback rider (especially a woman's attire)

Synonyms

• habit
• riding habit

More generic

• attire
• dress
• garb

Related

• jodhpur breeches
• jodhpurs
• riding boot
• riding breeches

Noun

an established custom

Synonyms

• habit
• wont

More generic

• custom
• tradition

Noun

the general form or mode of growth (especially of a plant or crystal)

Synonyms

• habit

More generic

• development
• growing
• growth
• maturation
• ontogenesis
• ontogeny

Verb

put a habit on

Synonyms

• habit

More generic

• apparel
• clothe
• dress
• enclothe
• fit out
• garb
• garment
• habilitate
• raiment
• tog

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