habitual

adjective

1)

her father's habitual complaints

Syn:

constant, persistent, continual, continuous, perpetual, nonstop, recurrent, repeated, frequent; interminable, incessant, ceaseless, endless, never-ending; informal eternal

Ant:

occasional, infrequent

2)

habitual drinkers

Syn:

inveterate, confirmed, compulsive, obsessive, incorrigible, hardened, ingrained, dyed-in-the-wool, chronic, regular; addicted; informal pathological

Ant:

occasional

3)

his habitual secretiveness

Syn:

customary, accustomed, regular, usual, normal, set, fixed, established, routine, common, ordinary, familiar, traditional, typical, general, characteristic, standard, time-honored; literary wonted

Ant:

unaccustomed