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addict

/ˈæd.ɪkt/noun, verb2 syllables

Addict means: someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction.

Synonyms for addict15

noun, as in someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction

nut, freak, junkie, junky

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

hook

also used for addict

slave, adherent, aficionado, devotee, enthusiast, fan, habitue, abuser, fiend, wastoid

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What does addict mean?3

noun

1

someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction“a golf addict”

2

someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance or activity

verb

1

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

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with addict?13

three syllables

contradict
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Addict in a sentence

  • Just like any addict, we don't care how we get our next fix.fekundulo
  • You used to be a heroin addict, didn't you?CK
  • Drug prohibition doesn't aim to help addicts, but to exploit their vulnerability.shekitten
  • He stank and had teeth like a meth addict.Amastan
  • His flawlessly ordered life collapsed when his drug-addict brothers appeared.unknown
  • My face is very swollen after that drug addict hit me this morning.rafaeldejesus8199
  • Ivan punched the drug addict in the face.Amastan
  • Ziri looks really good fod a drug addict.always

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Forms of addict

as a noun

plural
addicts

as a verb

past tense
addicted
present participle
addicting
third-person singular
addicts