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habit
noun as in tendency, practice
Strongest matches
custom, manner, mode, nature, obsession, pattern, quirk, routine, style, thing, usage
Strong matches
addiction, bent, bias, constitution, consuetude, convention, dependence, disposition, fashion, fixation, gravitation, groove, habitude, impulsion, inclination, makeup, mannerism, penchant, persuasion, praxis, predisposition, proclivity, proneness, propensity, rule, rut, set, susceptibility, turn, use, way, weakness, wont
Weak matches
assuetude, fixed attitude, frame of mind, hangup, second nature
noun as in dress, clothing, often for a particular purpose
Weak match
Example Sentences
Though many kids aren’t without their picky eating habits, the child’s fussiness stems from a rare eating disorder, leaving her underweight and requiring a feeding tube that Linda must monitor daily.
That is the makings of a bad habit—a fast-track to chewing tobacco, which is directly linked to oral squamous cell carcinoma, a horrible disease.
But, if there’s one thing you take away from this article and the accompanying recipe, let it be the habit of boiling your Swiss chard.
Maybe this is the moment when America’s high rate of chronic disease—which is heavily influenced by dietary habits—finally begins to decline.
Amina’s sleepwalking lands her in a compromising position and she is condemned by the community and rejected by Elvino until the revelation of her sleepwalking habit proves her innocent.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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