Synonyms for haunt
hɔnt, hɑnt; for 10 also hænthaunt

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1. haunt

   Synonyms:
   adopt, advocate, assert, cherish, claim, court, defend, favor, hold, keep, maintain, occupy, prosecute, protect, pursue, retain, seek, support, undertake, uphold, vindicate

   Antonyms:
   abandon, abdicate, abjure, cast off, cease, cede, depart from, desert, discontinue, forego, forsake, forswear, give up, leave, quit, recant, relinquish, renounce, repudiate, resign, retire from, retract, surrender, vacate, withdraw from

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1. haunt, hangout, resort, repair, stamping groundverb

   a frequently visited place

   Synonyms:
   repair, mending, reparation, fixture, resort, stamping ground, mend, fix, fixing, hangout, holiday resort, refuge, resort hotel, recourse

2. haunt, stalkverb

   follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to

   "her ex-boyfriend stalked her"; "the ghost of her mother haunted her"

   Synonyms:
   frequent, stalk, ghost, obsess

3. haunt, obsess, ghostverb

   haunt like a ghost; pursue

   "Fear of illness haunts her"

   Synonyms:
   frequent, ghostwrite, stalk, ghost, obsess

4. frequent, hauntverb

   be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place

   "She haunts the ballet"

   Synonyms:
   sponsor, ghost, stalk, buy at, shop at, patronize, frequent, patronise, shop, obsess

Matched Categories

1. • Preoccupy
   • Pursue
   • Travel To

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1. hauntverb

   Synonyms:
   frequent, resort to

2. hauntnoun

   Synonyms:
   retreat, resort, den, place much frequented

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1. hauntnoun

   Synonyms:
   resort

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1. List of paraphrases for "haunt":

   persecute, torment

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How to use haunt in a sentence?

1. Ken Jennings:

   Hell tell you, hell be like, Oh that small wager might come back to haunt you, kid.

2. Raphael Sonenshein:

   It's a very energetic convention with a lot of people with their own opinions, what you say to make them happy may come back to haunt you later.

3. Mickey Mehta:

   Deal with the demons of your past when they haunt you, don't shy away, instead show them the way. Once and for all look straight in their faces right into their eyes with a will and determination to resolve, breathe them out, and before you, let them dissolve. Don't let your past get you traumatized, deal it with self conviction, liberate yourself and get MickeyMized.

4. Ritchie Torres:

   We can let children languish in povertythat's going to haunt them for the rest of their lives orwe can give them a fighting chance, i prefer the latter, but that's a value judgment.

5. Jeff Almer:

   My mother died a painful death from salmonella, and the look of horror on her face as she died shall always haunt me, i just hope they ship you all to jail.