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in the habit of

ADJECTIVE

accustomed to

Synonyms

WEAK

acclimated to acclimatized to adapted to adjusted to familiar with

ADJECTIVE

given to

Synonyms

WEAK

accustomed addicted apt disposed habituated inclined inured liable obsessed prone

ADJECTIVE

likely

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acceptable expected fair feasible inclined possible prone reasonable

WEAK

achievable anticipated assuring attainable believeable conceivable conjecturable credible destined disposed favorite given to imaginable in favor of in the cards inferable liable odds-on on the verge of ostensible plausible practicable predisposed presumable promising rational seeming subject to supposable tending thinkable true up-and-coming verisimilar workable

Antonyms

STRONGEST

impossible unlikely unreasonable

WEAK

implausible inapt unforeseeable

Example Sentences

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Even for those who don’t need their child to pay rent, getting them in the habit of paying bills is important, so they are prepared when they eventually move out.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

So far, however, Abu Dhabi has largely remained silent, with Emirati professor of political science Abdulkhaleq Abdulla saying the UAE is "not in the habit of provoking our big brother".

From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026

“We’re just in the habit of making sure our patients are happy, and if they think a medicine works, we just refill it,” Grunch said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025

These were artists who were in the habit of recording what they did.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2025

“To be sure! Yes. You’re in the habit of shaking hands?”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens

in the habit of

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