Synonyms for haunt
hɔnt, hɑnt; for 10 also hænthaunt

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.3 / 11 votes

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

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms: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

Matched Categories

1. • Preoccupy
   • Pursue
   • Travel To

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hauntverb

   Synonyms:
   frequent, resort to

2. hauntnoun

   Synonyms:
   retreat, resort, den, place much frequented

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

1. hauntnoun

   Synonyms:
   resort

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "haunt":

   persecute, torment

How to pronounce haunt?

How to say haunt in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

How to use haunt in a sentence?

1. President Barack Obama:

   It's the only time I've ever seen Secret Service cry, on duty, it continues to haunt me. It was one of the worst days of my presidency.

2. Tracey Lomax:

   Nobody wants to watch a movie about their loved one being held against their will, i really wanted him to stay in jail. I wanted him to do time because I wanted him to not be able to run away from the women that he killed. Because I know that they spooked him. I know that they came back to haunt him. His death was so much easier than his victims’ (deaths).

3. Shakespeare:

   And this our life, exempt from public haunt, finds tongues in trees, books in running brooks, sermons in stones, and good in everything.

4. Noe Rojas:

   In the past year, we have heard stories across our country of African Americans questioning the appraisal process and the values assigned to their homes, this shows how systemic racism continues to haunt neighborhoods of color.

5. Grace Murray Hopper:

   if you want my ghost just say ' we've always done it that way.' and I will haunt you for 24 hours.