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habitual
adjective
1 father's habitual complaints and strictures:
constant, persistent, continual, continuous, perpetual, nonstop, recurrent, repeated, frequent;
interminable, incessant, ceaseless, endless, relentless, unrelenting, never-ending, unremitting, sustained, unabating;
informal eternal.
antonyms infrequent.
2 habitual drinkers:
inveterate, confirmed, addicted, compulsive, obsessive, incorrigible, hardened, ingrained, dyed-in-the-wool, chronic, by habit, regular;
informal pathological, hooked.
antonyms occasional.
3 the commuters assembled in their habitual positions along the platform:
customary, accustomed, regular, usual, normal, set, fixed, established, routine, common, ordinary, familiar, traditional, typical, general, characteristic, standard, time-honored;
literary wonted.
antonyms unaccustomed.
word toolkithabitual
See incorrigible.