Synonyms for habitual
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Accustomed — regular or usual
accustomed, usual, customary, wonted, regular, common, everyday, inveterate, frequent, familiar, general, routine, ordinary, workaday, conventional, average, standard, commonplace, prevalent
2. Chronic — of or relating to a habit; established as a habit; performed over and over again; recurrent, recurring
chronic, perpetual, repetitive, recurrent, recurring, repetitious, perennial, repeating, continual, monotonous
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Of or relating to a habit; established as a habit; performed over and over again; recurrent, recurring.
Her habitual lying was the reason for my mistrust.
- adj. 2
Regular or usual.
Professor Franklein took his habitual seat at the conference table.
Related words
- Word family
- habitually habit habit-forming habituate habituation habitude habitus
- Phrases
- habitual aborter
Example sentences
- usual Jack isn't here. He may have missed his usual bus.
- accustomed I am accustomed to studying English every evening.
- customary It's customary to take calls outside the library.
- chronic Exercise can reduce your risk of chronic disease.
- perpetual Kim Il-sung is North Korea's perpetual dictator.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| habitual | steady | |
| usual | steady | |
| accustomed | steady | |
| customary | steady | |
| wonted | steady | |
| chronic | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- usual3
- 6 letters
- common2, wonted
- 7 letters
- general3, average3, regular3, routine2, chronic2
- 8 letters
- standard2, familiar3, everyday3, ordinary4, frequent2, workaday3
- 9 letters
- prevalent3, repeating3, recurring3, perpetual4, customary4, perennial4, continual4, recurrent3
- 10 letters
- mechanical4, accustomed3, repetitive4, monotonous4, inveterate4
- 11 letters
- commonplace3, repetitious4
- 12 letters
- conventional4
- 13 letters
- consuetudinal
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (usual3 = 3 syllables).