Synonyms for addict
ˈæd ɪkt; əˈdɪkt

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1. addict, nut, freak, junkie, junky(noun)

   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. addict(verb)

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

   Synonyms:
   freak, junkie, junky, nut

3. addict, hook(verb)

   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

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. addict(noun)

   A person who is addicted, especially to a harmful drug

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

2. addict(noun)

   An adherent or fan (of something)

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

3. addict(verb)

   To adapt; to make suitable; to fit.

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

4. addict(verb)

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

Dictionary of English Synonymes(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. addict(v. a.)

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

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1. List of paraphrases:

   junkie, crackhead

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