Synonyms and antonyms of Habits and habitual behaviour in British Thesaurus

habit (noun)

something that you do often or regularly, often without thinking about it

routine (noun)

your usual way of doing things, especially when you do them in a fixed order at the same time

daily life (noun)

all the things that happen or that you do regularly

custom (noun)

something that a particular person regularly does

tendency (noun)

an attitude, habit, or situation that is starting to develop in a particular way

ritual (noun)

something that you do regularly and always in the same way

way of life (noun)

if something is a way of life, it is considered to be what people normally do or have

common practice ()

something that is done a lot and is considered normal

as is someone’s wont ()

used for saying that someone has a habit of doing a particular thing

proclivity (noun)

formal a tendency to want to do a particular thing, especially something bad

a creature of habit ()

someone who likes to do the same thing at the same time every day

a professional... ()

someone who always behaves in a particular way

as a matter of routine/course ()

done as a habit or as the usual way of doing things

be apt to do something ()

to have a tendency to do something

be wont to do something ()

to have a habit of doing something

chronic (adjective)

doing something again and again, especially something harmful that you are unable or unwilling to stop doing

(come) rain or shine ()

used for saying that something always happens or someone always does something in spite of bad weather or difficult conditions

compulsion (noun)

a very strong feeling of wanting to do something, especially a feeling that you cannot control

compulsive (adjective)

used about people who have a habit they cannot control

confirmed (adjective)

always living in a particular way, having a particular belief, or behaving in a particular way

customary (adjective)

usual for a particular person

diet (noun)

the things that a person regularly sees or experiences, especially when these are of poor quality

fare (noun)

mainly journalism used for referring to what someone or something usually does or has

fixture (noun)

used about a person considered to be permanently established in a job, place etc

good old ()

used before the name of someone or something that always does what you want or expect

go through ()

to perform a set of actions that you regularly perform

habit (noun)

something that you often do without intending to or without realizing that you are doing it, which can annoy other people

habit-forming (adjective)

hard to stop doing because of being very enjoyable

habitual (adjective)

usually or often done by someone

habitual (adjective)

used for describing a person who has a particular bad habit

have a history of something ()

to be well known for doing something because you have often done it in the past

have a nasty habit/way of doing something ()

used for talking about people or things that often behave or surprise you in an unpleasant way

have a trick of doing something ()

to have a habit of doing a particular thing

have a way of doing something ()

to have a special habit, especially an annoying one

institution (noun)

often humorous someone or something that has been in a particular job or place for such a long time that you cannot remember a time when they were not there

inveterate (adjective)

always doing a particular thing, especially something bad, and unlikely to change

knack (noun)

informalBritishoften humorous used when someone often does the wrong thing

make a career out of (doing) something ()

to do something regularly, often something wrong or silly, so that you get a reputation for it

make it a rule to do something ()

to always try to do something

meat and drink to someone ()

something that someone enjoys doing or can do very easily, usually because they do it often

nail-biter (noun)

someone who has the habit of biting their fingernails

never fail to do something ()

used for emphasizing that someone or something always does something that you expect them to do

not make a habit of doing something/not be in the habit of doing something ()

used for saying that you do not usually do something that you have just done

old habits die hard ()

used for saying that it is difficult to change a way of behaving that someone has had for many years

ritualised ()

a British spelling of ritualized

ritualistic (adjective)

always happening or done in a particular way

ritualized (adjective)

always happening or done in the same, often formal, way

serial (adjective)

doing something or happening several times in the same way

staple diet (noun)

the things that someone uses or receives most regularly

stock (adjective)

a stock answer is one that someone always gives when they are asked a particular question

stock-in-trade (noun)

something that someone very often says or does, especially as part of their job

take to ()

to start doing something as a habit

take up ()

to start doing something regularly as a habit, job, or interest

tend (verb)

to usually do a particular thing

there someone goes again ()

used when someone has just said or done the same annoying thing that they have often said or done before

trademark (noun)

something that you wear, do, or say that is typical of you

trust someone (to do something) ()

used for saying that someone has done something that you think is typical of them, especially something that annoys you

unaccustomed to something ()

not used to something, or not in the habit of doing something

up to your old/usual tricks ()

to be doing the same annoying or bad things that you usually do

vice (noun)

a bad habit or personal quality

you can’t teach an old dog new tricks ()

used for saying that it is very difficult to make someone do something in a new way when they have been doing it their own way for a long time