haunting

The word “haunting” has 2 syllables: haunt-ing

It's pronounced as /ˈhɑn.tɪŋ/


What is synonym and antonym for haunting?

In the thesaurus, “haunting” has 51 synonyms and 24 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for haunting along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for haunting

Antonyms for haunting

  • avoiding
  • common
  • commonplace
  • dodging
  • ducking
  • eluding
  • escaping
  • eschewing
  • evading
  • everyday
  • expected
  • familiar
  • natural
  • normal
  • ordinary
  • predictable
  • prosaic
  • routine
  • shaking
  • shunning
  • typical
  • unexceptional
  • unremarkable
  • usual

Meanings of haunting

  • verb
    1. To inhabit, or visit frequently (most often used in reference to ghosts).
    2. To make uneasy, restless.
    3. To stalk, to follow.
    4. To live habitually; to stay, to remain.
    5. To accustom; habituate; make accustomed to.
    6. To practise; to devote oneself to.
    7. To persist in staying or visiting.
  • noun
    1. A particular instance of haunting; a ghostly habitation.
  • adjective
    1. Remaining in the mind; not easily forgotten.

Example Sentences

  • The melody had a haunting beauty that lingered in her mind.
  • He couldn't escape the haunting memory of that night.
  • The old mansion had a haunting atmosphere that gave everyone chills.
  • Her eyes held a haunting sadness that was hard to ignore.
  • The film’s haunting visuals stayed with the audience long after the credits rolled.

On this page you'll find 75 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to haunting, such as: affecting, attending, avoiding, bizarre, common, commonplace, creepy.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

habituating

  • affecting
  • attending
  • dropping by
  • dropping in
  • frequenting
  • haunting
  • infesting
  • invading
  • overrunning
  • patronizing
  • swarming
  • taking in
  • visiting

abiding

hagriding

  • abashing
  • aggravating
  • agitating
  • ailing
  • alarming
  • alaruming
  • angering
  • annoying
  • bedeviling
  • bothering
  • bugging
  • chafing
  • chivvying
  • chivying
  • concerning
  • confounding
  • confusing
  • daunting
  • demoralizing
  • derailing
  • discomfiting
  • discomforting
  • discomposing
  • disconcerting
  • discountenancing
  • discouraging
  • disheartening
  • dismaying
  • dispiriting
  • disquieting
  • distempering
  • distracting
  • distressing
  • disturbing
  • embarrassing
  • exasperating
  • exercising
  • fazing
  • flurrying
  • flustering
  • frazzling
  • fretting
  • fussing
  • galling
  • getting
  • grating
  • harassing
  • harrying
  • haunting
  • irking
  • irritating
  • jarring
  • mortifying
  • nettling
  • nonplusing
  • nonplussing
  • peeving
  • perturbing
  • pestering
  • piquing
  • plaguing
  • putting off
  • putting out
  • rattling
  • riling
  • shaking up
  • undoing
  • unhinging
  • unnerving
  • unsettling
  • upsetting
  • vexing
  • weirding out
  • worrying

magnetic

  • absorbing
  • alluring
  • appealing
  • arresting
  • attractive
  • beckoning
  • bewitching
  • captivating
  • charismatic
  • charming
  • darling
  • delightful
  • elfin
  • enchanting
  • engaging
  • engrossing
  • enthralling
  • enticing
  • entrancing
  • exciting
  • fascinating
  • fetching
  • galvanic
  • glamorous
  • glamourous
  • gripping
  • haunting
  • hypnotic
  • hypnotizing
  • interesting
  • intriguing
  • inviting
  • irresistible
  • luring
  • mesmerizing
  • pleasant
  • pleasing
  • pulling
  • riveting
  • seductive
  • spellbinding
  • tantalizing
  • tempting
  • titillating
  • winning

calling


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