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Letter H Words List

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This article is a collection of all important words starting with letter H. The letter H words list is a good resource for individuals working towards enhancing their vocabulary. Also the letter H words list is a splendid read for the candidates pursuing different competitive exams including but not limited to GRE, TOEFL, GMAT, CAT, etc.. Below presented is the letter H words list along with synonyms and antonyms.

Word Meaning Synonyms Antonyms Usage of Word
Habitat (noun)
  • Natural home of a plant or animal
  • CF. Habitation
  • Home ground
  • Environment
  • Surroundings
  • Geographical area
  • Region
  • Public
  • Unnatural surroundings
  • Evolve
Habitat is the type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs.
Example: "This park offers important amphibian habitat and breeding area".
Habituate (verb)
  • Accustom or familiarize
  • Addict
  • Use too
  • Modify
  • Change
  • Addict
  • Liquefy
  • Disorientate
  • Ignore
  • Neglect
  • Veto
Habituate is to make accustomed.
Example: "He became habituated to the background music".
Hackles (noun)
  • Hairs on back and neck, especially of a dog
  • Ex: Make someone's hackles rise
  • Hatchels
  • Heckles
  • Dander
  • Plumes
  • Anger
  • Fix
  • Build
  • Increase
  • Put Together
  • Join
Hackles is the hair on the nape of the neck in dogs and other animals.
Example: "When the dog got angry his hackles rose and he growled".
Hackneyed (adjective)
  • Commonplace
  • Trite
  • Shopworn
  • Threadbare
  • Commonplace
  • Timeworn
  • Stock
  • Fresh
  • New
  • Original
  • Uncommon
Hackneyed is to make uninteresting or trite by frequent use.
Example: "Eventually, the phrase became so hackneyed that people stopped saying it".
Haggard (adjective)
  • Wasted away
  • Gaunt
  • Ex: Haggard faces of the rescued miners
  • Cadaverous
  • Gaunt
  • Pinched
  • Raddled
  • Wasted
  • Healthy
  • Plump
  • Hearty
  • Un want
  • Colorful
Haggard is looking exhausted, worried or poor in condition.
Example: "The years of hardship made her look somewhat haggard".
Haggle (verb)
  • Argue about prices (in an attempt to bargain)
  • Bargaining
  • Wrangle
  • Huckster
  • Chaffer
  • Dicker
  • Agree
  • Concur
Haggle is to stick at small matters.
Example: "I haggled for a better product because the original product was damaged".
Hail (verb)
  • Frozen rain drop
  • V: salute or greet
  • Precipitate hail
  • Come down
  • Downfall
  • Salutation
  • Physical object
  • Precipitation
  • Drip
  • Trickle
Hail is the said of the weather.
Example: "She says it’s going to hail today".
Halcyon (adjective)
  • Calm
  • Peaceful
  • Ex: Halcyon days
  • Quite
  • Calm down
  • Cool
  • Alcyone
  • Peaceful
  • Angry
  • Restless
  • Failing
  • Stormy
  • Insolvent
Halcyon is the act of being calm, peaceful.
Example: "After three months, the celebrity couple’s halcyon marriage transformed into a path to divorce".
Hale (adjective)
  • Healthy
  • Drag
  • Healthy
  • Good for you
  • Intelligent
  • Tidy
  • Bad
  • Malnourished
  • Poorly
  • Delicate
  • Lame
Hale is healthy.
Example: "My grandma is only just eighty, very hale and hearty".
Halfhearted (adjective)
  • Exhibiting little interest or enthusiasm
  • Enthusiastic
  • Interest
  • Feeling
  • Pursuit
  • Stake
  • Engaged
  • Interested
  • Warmhearted
  • Eager
  • Genial
Halfhearted is not sincere or lacking full energy.
Example: "I made a half-hearted attempt to read the article before giving up and dozing off".
Hallowed (adjective)
  • Blessed
  • Consecrated
  • Ex: Hallowed ground
  • V. Hallow: set apart as holy
  • Consecrated
  • Hallowed
  • Blessed
  • Sacred
  • Pronounced
  • Profane
  • Nonreligious
  • Deconsecrated
  • Irreverent
Hallowed is a word used for holy or blessed.
Example: "The temple stands on a hallowed ground".
Hallucination (noun)
  • Delusion
  • False idea
  • False perception of objects with a compelling sense of their reality
  • Objects so perceived
  • V. Hallucinate
  • Adj. Hallucinatory
  • Psychotic belief
  • Misconception
  • Delusion
  • False idea
  • Unfounded opinion
  • Truth
  • Actuality
  • Reality
Hallucination is a sensory perception of something that does not exist, often arising from disorder of the nervous system.
Example: "She could not tell if what she was seeing was real or if it was a hallucination".
Halting (adjective)
  • Hesitant
  • Faltering
  • Not fluent
  • Ex: Halting steps/voice
  • V. Halt: proceed or act with uncertainty
  • Falter
  • Hesitate
  • Waver
  • Stop
  • Blocking
  • Holding
  • Stopping
  • Checking
  • Preventing
  • Clever
  • Graceful
  • Smooth
  • Continuance
Halting means stopping often because of not being sure about what to say or do.
Example: "Old man took a few halting steps".
Hamper (verb)
  • Obstruct
  • Prevent the free movement of
  • Cramp
  • Hinder
  • Handicap
  • Trammel
  • throttle
  • Encourage
  • Free
Hamper is a large basket, usually with a cover, used for the packing and carrying of articles or small animals.
Example: "Last night he had noticed a few clothes in a hamper in the laundry room".
Handsome (adjective )
  • Large in quantity
  • Generous
  • Ex. handsome reward
  • Betterlooking
  • Freehanded
  • Bounteous
  • Bighearted
  • Well-favoured
  • Ugly
  • Stingy
  • Dowdy
  • Tasteless
  • Unstylish
Handsome is someone who is good looking or something well made.
Example: "He looked quite handsome in his suit and tie".
Hap (noun)
  • Chance
  • Luck
  • Go on
  • Happen
  • Occur
  • Stroke
  • Pass
  • Purpose
  • Plan
  • Design
Hap is something that is happening, especially an unexpected.
Example: "She recorded all the haps and mishaps of her life".
Haphazard (adjective)
  • Random
  • By chance
  • Happening in an unplanned manner
  • Ex: Haphazard growth of the town
  • Haphazardly
  • Slapdash
  • Slipshod
  • Sloopy
  • Hit or miss
  • Nonrandom
  • Systematic
  • Particular
  • Straight
  • Careful
Haphazard is used when there is no plan, order, or direction to do something.
Example: "They follow a haphazard system of record keeping".
Hapless (adjective)
  • Unfortunate
  • Luckless
  • Misfortunate
  • Miserable
  • Poor
  • Unfortunate
  • Pitiful
  • Happy
  • Lucky
  • Fortunate
Hapless means one is lacking hap.
Example: "The hapless slaves were abused and forced to work without pay".
Harangue (verb)
  • Long, passionate and vehement speech
  • Ranting
  • Passionate
  • Declamation
  • Speak
  • Address
  • Acclaim
  • Approval
  • Ovation
  • Sanction
Harangue is an impassioned, disputatious public speech.
Example: "She gave her daughter’s friends a harangue about the dangers of playing in the street".
Harass (verb)
  • Annoy by repeated attacks
  • Beset
  • Harry
  • Hassle
  • Molest
  • Provoke
  • Soothe
  • Energize
  • Make happy
  • Activate
  • Rest
Harass means exhaust by attacking repeatedly.
Example: "If the neighbor’s dog continues to harass my family, we will have no choice but to call animal control".
Harbinger (noun)
  • Forerunner (which foreshadows what is to come)
  • Announce
  • Foretell
  • Precursor
  • Predecessor
  • Indication
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Harbinger something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone.
Example: "A number of people view a black cat as a harbinger of bed luck".
Harbor (noun)
  • Give protection (by giving food and shelter)
  • Provide a refuge for
  • Hide
  • Keep in mind (thoughts or feelings)
  • Ex: Harbor a grudge/criminal
  • N: Place of shelter
  • Refuge
  • Hide
  • Hold on
  • Sanctuary
  • Refuge
  • Keep
    -----
Harbor is a sheltered area of coast where ships can dock or anchor safely.
Example: "We walked down by the harbor, and looked at the boats for a while".
Hardy (adjective)
  • (of people or animals) sturdy
  • Robust
  • (of plants) able to stand inclement(stormy) weather
  • Doughty
  • Intrepid
  • Unfearing
  • Sturdy
  • robust
  • Tender
  • Cautious
  • Infirm
  • Soft
Hardy is being able to survive under unfavorable weather conditions
Example: "Camels are tough and hardy creatures".
Harping (verb)
  • Tiresome dwelling on a subject
  • V. Harp: dwell on (think or speak a lot about) tediously
  • Dwelling
  • Repeating
  • Restating
  • Retelling
  • Sounding
  • Forget
  • Passover
  • Ignore
Harping means repeatedly coming back to a subject; persistently complain about.
Example: "Mother is always harping on them, and bringing them up to me".
Harrowing (adjective)
  • Agonizing
  • Distressing
  • Traumatic
  • V. Harrow: break up and level (soil) with a harrow
  • Inflict great distress on
  • Agonize
  • N: farming machine to break up the earth
  • Agonizing
  • Disking
  • Excruciating
  • Torturous
  • Plowing
  • Pleasing
  • Calming
  • Gratifying
Harrowing is a word used to express the extreme painful situation.
Example: "The bike wreck was a harrowing incident for me".