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haunt - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | haunt |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | place for socializing |
| Synonyms: | abode, bar, cubbyhole*, den, dwelling, habitat, hangout*, headquarters, home, lair, meeting place, niche, place, purlieu, range, rendezvous, resort, retreat, site, clubhouse, gathering place, living quarters, locality, stomping ground, trysting place, watering hole |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | haunt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | visit as a spirit |
| Synonyms: | agitate, agonize, annoy, appall, appear, bedevil, beset, besiege, come back, disquiet, dwell, float, frighten, harass, hound*, hover, infest, inhabit, intrude, madden, manifest, materialize, molest, nettle, obsess, overrun, permeate, pervade, pester, plague, possess, prey on, rack*, reappear, recur, return, rise, spook*, tease, terrify, terrorize, torment, trouble, vex, voodoo*, walk, worry, be ever present, harrow, stay with, weigh on |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | haunt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | spend a lot of time at |
| Synonyms: | affect, frequent, habituate, hang around*, infest, repair, resort, visit, hang about, hang out*, tarry at |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | abode |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | building or place where one resides |
| Synonyms: | address, apartment, base, crash pad*, crib*, den, domicile, dwelling, flat, flop*, habitat, haunt, headquarters, hearth, hole*, home, house, joint*, lodging, pad, quarters, residence, roost*, sanctuary, seat, casa, co-op, condo, digs, homestead |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | apparition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ghost |
| Synonyms: | chimera, delusion, hallucination, haunt, illusion, phantasm, phantom, revenant, specter, spirit, spook, bogeyman, bump in the night, visitant |
| Antonyms: | animate, being |
| Main Entry: | dog |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | chase after; bother |
| Synonyms: | haunt, hound, plague, pursue, shadow, tag, tail, track, trail, trouble, bedog |
| Antonyms: | leave alone, let go |
| Main Entry: | dwelling |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | home |
| Synonyms: | abode, castle, den, domicile, dump*, establishment, habitat, habitation, haunt, house, lodging, pad, quarters, residence, commorancy, digs, hole in the wall, residency |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fixate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | focus |
| Synonyms: | become attached, center on, direct, haunt, infatuate, obsess, rivet one's eyes, zero in on |
| Main Entry: | frequent |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be a regular customer of |
| Synonyms: | affect, attend, drop in, hang around*, haunt*, hit*, infest, overrun, patronize, play*, resort, revisit, attend regularly, be at home in, be found at, be often in, go to, hang about, hang out at, visit often |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ghost |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | spirit of the dead |
| Synonyms: | apparition, appearance, demon, devil, haunt, phantasm, phantom, poltergeist, revenant, shade, shadow, soul, specter, spook, vision, visitor, wraith, banshee, daemon, eidolon, ethereal being, incorporeal being, kelpie, manes, vampire, zombie |
| Antonyms: | being, entity |
| Main Entry: | habitat/habitation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | place where someone resides |
| Synonyms: | abode, accommodations, address, apartment, berth, cave, condominium, den, domicile, dwelling, element, environment, flat, haunt*, haven, hearth, hole*, home, home plate, house, housing, locale, lodging, neck of the woods, nest, nook, occupancy, occupation, pad*, place, quarters, range, residence, roof*, roost*, seat*, settlement, site, stamping ground*, surroundings, terrain, territory, turf, biosphere, co-op, commorancy, condo, digs, fireside, homestead, locality, residency, stomping ground |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hang about/hang around/hang out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | associate with; be residing in |
| Synonyms: | abide, affect, dally, frequent, haunt, linger, live, loiter, reside, resort, roam, swell, tarry, waste time, get along with, have relations with, spend time, stand around |
| Antonyms: | condemn |
| Main Entry: | hangout |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | place for socializing |
| Synonyms: | bar, den*, dive*, haunt*, home, joint*, purlieu, resort, honky-tonk*, stomping ground, watering hole |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | locale/locality |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | physical setting |
| Synonyms: | area, bailiwick, belt, district, domain, haunt, hole, home, location, neck of the woods, neighborhood, place, position, region, scene, sector, site, sphere, spot, stage, territory, theater, tract, turf, venue, vicinity, zone, locus, stomping ground |
| Main Entry: | lodge |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cabin; vacation residence |
| Synonyms: | abode, burrow, camp, chalet, cottage, couch, den, dormitory, dwelling, haunt, home, hostel, hostelry, hotel, house, hut, inn, motel, public house, retreat, shack, shanty, shelter, stopover, tavern, villa, auberge, country house, gatehouse, hospice, roadhouse |
| Main Entry: | nest |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | home |
| Synonyms: | aerie, breeding ground, burrow, den, haunt, hideaway, lair, refuge, roost |
| Main Entry: | obsess |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | preoccupy |
| Synonyms: | beset, consume, dominate, engross, grip, harass, haunt, hold, possess, torment, infatuate |
| Main Entry: | phantom |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ghost; figment of the imagination |
| Synonyms: | apparition, chimera, daydream, delusion, dream, figment, hallucination, haunt, illusion, mirage, nightmare, phantasm, revenant, shade, shadow, specter, spirit, spook, vision, wraith, eidolon, ignis fatuus |
| Antonyms: | reality |
| Main Entry: | plague |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | annoy, disturb |
| Synonyms: | afflict, badger, bedevil, beleaguer, bother, chafe, fret, gall, gnaw, harass, harry, hassle, haunt, hector, hound, infest, irk, molest, pain, persecute, pester, pursue, ride, tease, torment, torture, trouble, vex, worry |
| Antonyms: | aid, assist, help, please |
| Main Entry: | prey on |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attack, terrorize |
| Synonyms: | blackmail, bleed, bully, burden, consume, devour, distress, eat, exploit, feed on, fleece, haunt, hunt, intimidate, load, oppress, plunder, raid, seize, take advantage of, tax, trouble, victimize, weigh, worry, depredate, live off |
| Antonyms: | guard, protect, save |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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