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habitual

[huh-bich-oo-uhl] / həˈbɪtʃ u əl /
ADJECTIVE
usual, established
Synonyms
STRONGEST
addicted chronic hardened inveterate perpetual repeated
WEAK
accepted accustomed addicting automatic common confirmed constant continual conventional customary cyclic disciplined familiar fixed frequent ingrained iterated iterative mechanical methodical natural normal ordinary perfunctory permanent persistent practiced recurrent regular reiterative repetitious rooted routine seasoned set standard steady systematic traditional wonted
Antonyms
STRONGEST
temporary
WEAK
infrequent inhabitual intermittent occasional rare seldom uncommon unestablished unusual

Example Sentences

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Boston’s success has even given rise to a debate as to whether the return of a habitual All-Star might be too disruptive to a winning team.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

Stoppard would remain a habitual smoker, describing it as "the dumb side of me".

From Barron's • Nov. 29, 2025

But their more intimate songs portray her as an habitual outsider who doubts her own abilities and motivations.

From BBC • Oct. 10, 2025

This habitual stentorian announcement of what the high court will be deciding was once merely myopic, ignoring ethics violations and judicial behavior as it did.

From Slate • Oct. 2, 2025

The present King of France has waged many wars without imposing extraordinary taxes on his subjects, only because his habitual parsimony has provided for the additional expenditures.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.