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Synonyms for habitual

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  1. Of the nature of a habit

    ingrained, confirmed, frequent, periodic, continual, routine, mechanical, automatic, perfunctory, seasoned, iterated, permanent, perpetual, on-going, consuetudinary, consuetudinal, fixed, rooted, inveterate, systematic, recurrent, periodical, methodical, repeated, iterative, reiterative, disciplined, practiced, accustomed, established, set, repetitious, cyclic, reiterated, settled, trite, stereotyped, formal, addicted, acting by force of habit, being such by habit, in a groove, in a rut; see also chronic, constant 1, regular 3.

    Antonyms different*, exceptional, departing.

  2. Usual

    customary, accustomed, normal; see common 1, conventional 1. See syn. study at usual.

See habitual in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II


adjective
  1. Subject to a disease or habit for a long time:

    chronic, confirmed, habituated, inveterate. See continue
  2. Familiar through repetition:

    accustomed, chronic, routine. See usual
  3. Commonly practiced or used:

    accustomed, customary, regular, usual, wonted. See usual

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