Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb haunt

3 senses of haunt

Sense 1
haunt, stalk -- (follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to; "her ex-boyfriend stalked her"; "the ghost of her mother haunted her")
       => pursue, follow -- (follow in or as if in pursuit; "The police car pursued the suspected attacker"; "Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life")

Sense 2
haunt, obsess, ghost -- (haunt like a ghost; pursue; "Fear of illness haunts her")
       => preoccupy -- (engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively; "His work preoccupies him"; "The matter preoccupies her completely--she cannot think of anything else")

Sense 3
frequent, haunt -- (be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; "She haunts the ballet")
       => travel to, visit -- (go to certain places as for sightseeing; "Did you ever visit Paris?")

Antonyms of adj haunted

3 senses of haunted

Sense 1
haunted, obsessed, preoccupied, taken up (predicate) -- (having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something; "became more and more haunted by the stupid riddle"; "was absolutely obsessed with the girl"; "got no help from his wife who was preoccupied with the children"; "he was taken up in worry for the old woman")

INDIRECT (VIA concerned) -> unconcerned -- (lacking in interest or care or feeling; "the average American...is unconcerned that his or her plight is the result of a complex of personal and economic and governmental actions...beyond the normal citizen's comprehension and control"; "blithely unconcerned about his friend's plight")

Sense 2
haunted -- (showing emotional affliction or disquiet; "her expression became progressively more haunted")

INDIRECT (VIA troubled) -> untroubled -- (not beset by troubles or disturbance or distress; "seemed untroubled by doubts of any kind"; "untroubled sleep"; "a kind untroubled face")

Sense 3
haunted -- (inhabited by or as if by apparitions; "a haunted house")

INDIRECT (VIA inhabited) -> uninhabited -- (not having inhabitants; not lived in; "an uninhabited island"; "gaping doors of uninhabited houses")

Similarity of adj haunted

3 senses of haunted

Sense 1
haunted, obsessed, preoccupied, taken up (predicate) -- (having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something; "became more and more haunted by the stupid riddle"; "was absolutely obsessed with the girl"; "got no help from his wife who was preoccupied with the children"; "he was taken up in worry for the old woman")
       => concerned (vs. unconcerned) -- (feeling or showing worry or solicitude; "concerned parents of youthful offenders"; "was concerned about the future"; "we feel concerned about accomplishing the task at hand"; "greatly concerned not to disappoint a small child")

Sense 2
haunted -- (showing emotional affliction or disquiet; "her expression became progressively more haunted")
       => troubled (vs. untroubled) -- (characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need; "troubled areas"; "fell into a troubled sleep"; "a troubled expression"; "troubled teenagers")

Sense 3
haunted -- (inhabited by or as if by apparitions; "a haunted house")
       => inhabited (vs. uninhabited) -- (having inhabitants; lived in; "the inhabited regions of the earth")