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Synonyms for addict
ˈæd ɪkt; əˈdɪktad·dict

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Wiktionary3.5 / 2 votes

  1. addictverb

    Synonyms:
    dedicate, hooked, adapt, devote, consecrate, fit

  2. addictverb

    A person who is addicted, especially to a harmful drug

    Synonyms:
    fit, dedicate, consecrate, adapt, hooked, devote, habitue, aficionado, junkie, devotee, fan, adherent, enthusiast, slave

  3. addictverb

    An adherent or fan (of something)

    Synonyms:
    fit, adapt, devote, consecrate, dedicate, hooked, habitue, devotee, enthusiast, adherent, fan, aficionado, junkie, slave

  4. addictverb

    To adapt; to make suitable; to fit.

    Synonyms:
    devote, hooked, dedicate, consecrate, adapt, fit

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. addict, nut, freak, junkie, junkynoun

    someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction

    "a golf addict"; "a car nut"; "a bodybuilding freak"; "a news junkie"

    Synonyms:
    bollock, testis, junkie, lusus naturae, monster, screwball, nut, junky, monstrosity, egg, fruitcake, en, testicle, ball, orchis, crank, drug addict, nut case, crackpot, ballock, freak

  2. addictverb

    someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance; abrupt deprivation of the substance produces withdrawal symptoms

    Synonyms:
    freak, junkie, junky, nut

  3. addict, hookverb

    to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)

    Synonyms:
    fleece, thieve, filch, cabbage, surcharge, sneak, snare, accost, snarf, swipe, hook, pluck, nobble, pilfer, crochet, overcharge, pinch, soak, lift, gazump, cop, rob, glom, solicit, purloin, snitch, plume, knock off, abstract

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  1. junkie

    someone addicted to drugs that will do whatever they can to buy even the smallest amount for a fix

    the heads are out panhandling for their fix early today.

    Submitted by anonymous on May 19, 2021  

Dictionary of English Synonymes4.0 / 1 vote

  1. addictverb

    Synonyms:
    accustom (commonly in a bad sense), habituate, dedicate, devote, apply (habitually), give, give up

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. addictverb

    Synonyms:
    habituate, accustom

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "addict":

    junkie, crackhead

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How to use addict in a sentence?

  1. Johanna Dalez:

    It's like a drug. I always tell people who start dancing that once they start, they become an addict.

  2. Paul Coleman:

    The addict may actually see no problem in what they are doing despite injuries, being late for work or important meetings, and having relationship squabbles.

  3. Rachel McCool:

    I have a whole new appreciation for the color of the sky, because when you're an addict and when you're in bondage, you see everything as black and white, as gray, i didn't see the beauty of this world, this world we're living in. Yeah, there's a lot of hurt and I understand that too, but there's a lot of beauty and there's a lot of freedom.

  4. Kirk Pasich:

    Chris, a recovering addict, had a prescription for Ativan and may have taken more Ativan than recommended dosages, the family believes that if Chris took his life, he did not know what he was doing, and that drugs or other substances may have affected his actions.

  5. Derek Clarke:

    Just because they’re a drug addict doesn’t mean we’re not going to give them something for their pain.


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  • ሱሰኛAmharic
  • مدمنة, مدمنArabic
  • пристрастявам, привърженик, навиквам, наркоман, пристрастявам сеBulgarian
  • addicteCatalan, Valencian
  • závislák, fanatikCzech
  • addictDanish
  • Süchtiger, süchtigGerman
  • toksomaniulo, maniuloEsperanto
  • [[causar]] [[adicción]] [[en]], [[volver]] [[adicto]], drogadicto, toxicómano, adictoSpanish
  • sõltlaneEstonian
  • [[tulla]] [[riippuvaiseksi]], riippuvainen, orjuuttaa, alkoholisoida, [[jäädä]] [[koukkuun]], addikti, omistautua, alkoholisti, [[saada]] [[koukkuun]], kannattaja, -himoinen, entusiasti, fani, väärinkäyttäjä, narkomaaniFinnish
  • dépendant, dépendante, intoxiquéFrench
  • andúileachIrish
  • tràill, leanmhainneachScottish Gaelic
  • narcomano, dependenteInterlingua
  • dipendenteItalian
  • 中毒者Japanese
  • ಅಳುಪುKannada
  • 중독자Korean
  • dependensLatin
  • fan, verslaafdeDutch
  • uzależniony, maniak, nałogowiec, fanatyk, entuzjastaPolish
  • adicto, fanático, viciado, entusiasta, viciar, viciar-sePortuguese
  • зависимыйRussian
  • người nghiệnVietnamese
  • 癮君子Chinese

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