Haunt

/hɔːnt/

Synonyms for "haunt" (163 found)

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Closest matches (33)

Noun(5 words)

hangout appeardog subjectfrequentfrequented place

affect apparition appearance astralastral spiritattend banshee baths beset bogey burden casino club clubhouse controlcrush onedeparted spiritdisembodied spiritdog duppy

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dybbuk eidolon exhaust form frequent

Verb(3 words)

dwell excruciate frequent

Strong matches (49)

Noun(11 words)

frequenting ghost ghosts gnaw gnawing harrow haunting invade linger lingering materialize

Verb(4 words)

frequents ghost gnawed harrowed

fretgambling housegathering placeghost gnawgrateful deadguide habitat habitation habituate hanghang abouthang aroundhang outhang out athangout hant harass harryhaunt the memory

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health resorthome hound idolum immateriality incorporealincorporeal beingincorporeity larva lemures locality manes masan materialization

Related words (81)

meeting placenest obsess oni oppress persecute phantasm phantasma phantom plague poltergeist possess presenceprey onpurlieurallying pointrange rendezvous resortresort to

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revenant shade shadow shapeshrouded spiritsite spa specterspectral ghostspectrum spirit spook spring springs sprite stampingstamping groundstudy theophany tire torment trouble umbra unsubstantiality vex vision visitwalking dead manwandering soulwatering placewear outwear upon onewearyweigh uponweight downworry wraith zombie

Noun(14 words)

nags obsess obsessing occupy preoccupyregular hangoutrepair resort specter spectersstamping groundthrongs torments visit

Verb(7 words)

obsess obsesses rankle rankles reside stalk traumatizes

Adjective(2 words)

obsessedsteady tearing

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

16 entries

activity area cognition country entity follow location memory phenomenon place preoccupy pursue spiritsupernatural beingtravel tovisit

More specific

10 entries

apparition dwellfrequented sitehangout obsess occupy poltergeist preoccupy revenant specter

Collocations

11 entries

campus hauntfavorite haunthaunt a locationhaunt a sitehaunt one's dreamshaunt the memoryhaunt the mindhaunted locationlocal hauntnightly hauntregular haunt

Inflections

3 entries

haunted haunting haunts

Derivations

4 entries

haunted haunter haunting hauntingly

Sample sentences

30 total sentences available.

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My past indiscretions are coming back to haunt me.

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That coffee shop is my favorite haunt.

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Winds haunt the village.

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He used to haunt those caves as a little boy.

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