Antonyms for haunt
hɔnt, hɑnt; for 10 also hænthaunt

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.3 / 11 votes

1. haunt

   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

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

Matched Categories

1. • Preoccupy
   • Pursue
   • Travel To

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

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

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. hauntnoun

   Synonyms:
   resort

How to use haunt in a sentence?

1. Lot Chakonza:

   thats why I insist that love itself is a mystery,which when allowed to haunt a man's mind,the power of reasoning itself may fail.

2. Horace:

   He that holds fast the golden mean, And lives contentedly between The little and the great, Feels not the wants that pinch the poor, Nor plagues that haunt the rich man?s door, Embittering all his state.

3. Dan Gainor:

   The hot mic is just one more tool the media use to protect their friends and target their enemies, nBC worked with Donald Trump for 11 years. There were no news stories about Trump's off-color and crude comments. It did everything it could to protect him -- both in news and entertainment. He, and indirectly Billy Bush, became targets because he ran a political campaign wildly opposed by network reporters, producers and anchors … If you are liberal, it won't likely impact you for long. If you are to the right of the media covering the story, it will haunt you forever.

4. Karen Finney:

   In terms of appeal in a general election, there are comments he has made that can come back to haunt him.

5. Phil Verleger:

   A lot of truckers just won't be able to operate, if you're a farmer, you may have to leave some acres fallow, or won't fertilize as much. The macroeconomists don't get this. It's going to come back and haunt us all.

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