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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
"There are some interesting shopping habits in this aisle," he said, adding he had known rows between couples after a man had become "intrigued by a gadget or two".
Good and bad habits are two sides of the same coin -- both arise when automatic responses overpower goal-directed control.
The study, recently published in the Maternal and Child Health Journal, provides critical insights into how pandemic-induced changes affected breastfeeding habits.
Epigenetic markers, on the other hand, are more dynamic: environmental factors, our eating habits and the condition of our body -- such as obesity -- can change them over the course of the lifetime.
"I'm not in the habit of staying up late, but I thought it was worth it."
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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