Synonyms for haunt
hɔnt, hɑnt; for 10 also hænthaunt

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.3 / 11 votes

1. haunt

   Synonyms:
   adopt, advocate, assert, cherish, claim, court, defend, favor, hold, keep, maintain, occupy, prosecute, protect, pursue, retain, seek, support, undertake, uphold, vindicate

   Antonyms:
   abandon, abdicate, abjure, cast off, cease, cede, depart from, desert, discontinue, forego, forsake, forswear, give up, leave, quit, recant, relinquish, renounce, repudiate, resign, retire from, retract, surrender, vacate, withdraw from

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1. haunt, hangout, resort, repair, stamping groundverb

   a frequently visited place

   Synonyms:
   repair, mending, reparation, fixture, resort, stamping ground, mend, fix, fixing, hangout, holiday resort, refuge, resort hotel, recourse

2. haunt, stalkverb

   follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to

   "her ex-boyfriend stalked her"; "the ghost of her mother haunted her"

   Synonyms:
   frequent, stalk, ghost, obsess

3. haunt, obsess, ghostverb

   haunt like a ghost; pursue

   "Fear of illness haunts her"

   Synonyms:
   frequent, ghostwrite, stalk, ghost, obsess

4. frequent, hauntverb

   be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place

   "She haunts the ballet"

   Synonyms:
   sponsor, ghost, stalk, buy at, shop at, patronize, frequent, patronise, shop, obsess

Matched Categories

1. • Preoccupy
   • Pursue
   • Travel To

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1. hauntverb

   Synonyms:
   frequent, resort to

2. hauntnoun

   Synonyms:
   retreat, resort, den, place much frequented

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. hauntnoun

   Synonyms:
   resort

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1. List of paraphrases for "haunt":

   persecute, torment

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How to use haunt in a sentence?

1. Kenneth Gross:

   He's making money off the campaign, presumably, as profit for these companies that are servicing the campaign, whether it's a vineyard, you know, selling wine to the campaign, or whether it's hotels, or selling space at Mar-a-Lago, or the airline, now he may promote that as part of his business acumen: ‘Look, I'm a candidate plus I'm making money.’ But that can come back to haunt, as well; I mean, you know, people may say, ‘Wait a minute, it looks like too much self-dealing here.’.

2. Tracey Lomax:

   Nobody wants to watch a movie about their loved one being held against their will, i really wanted him to stay in jail. I wanted him to do time because I wanted him to not be able to run away from the women that he killed. Because I know that they spooked him. I know that they came back to haunt him. His death was so much easier than his victims’ (deaths).

3. Another Angola expert:

   Dos Santos' departure from power has been the talk of the town in Luanda for 15 years. He has always hinted that he wanted to leave but this is the most specific commitment he has ever made, the fact that he put a date to it is a powerful marker and would come back to haunt him if he were to renege on it.

4. Karen Finney:

   In terms of appeal in a general election, there are comments he has made that can come back to haunt him.

5. Florida Republican Rep. Dennis Ross:

   When you are a new person and you are a new guy in this thing then trust is an element that you have to build and if you burn that bridge early than it's going to come back to haunt you later.