What are some alternative words for addict?
Synonyms for addict
ˈæd ɪkt; əˈdɪkt
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Princeton's WordNet
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, freakaddict(verb)
someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance; abrupt deprivation of the substance produces withdrawal symptoms
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
addict(noun)
addict(noun)
To cause someone to become addicted, especially to a harmful drug
Synonyms:
slave, enthusiast, adherent, fan, devotee, junkie, aficionado, habitue, adapt, consecrate, dedicate, fit, hooked, devoteaddict(verb)
To involve oneself in something habitually, to the exclusion of almost anything else.
Synonyms:
slave, junkie, aficionado, fan, adherent, enthusiast, habitue, devotee, hooked, dedicate, consecrate, devote, adapt, fitaddict(verb)
To adapt; to make suitable; to fit.
Dictionary of English Synonymes
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#862 | en | |
#1475 | abstract | |
#1746 | fan | |
#1887 | ball | |
#1931 | fit | |
#4049 | monster | |
#4158 | rob | |
#4499 | lift | |
#5154 | egg | |
#5613 | hook | |
#5874 | slave | |
#8494 | nut | |
#8969 | fleece | |
#9382 | cop | |
#10510 | adapt | |
#11745 | freak | |
#12407 | enthusiast | |
#13159 | hooked | |
#14072 | addict | |
#15567 | crochet | |
#16203 | sneak | |
#16414 | cabbage | |
#16647 | crank | |
#17127 | pinch | |
#17166 | surcharge | |
#19340 | soak | |
#20131 | devote | |
#21425 | solicit | |
#22436 | snare | |
#22607 | junkie | |
#22890 | plume | |
#26228 | dedicate | |
#28085 | pluck | |
#35179 | testis | |
#38462 | swipe | |
#45924 | junky | |
#48758 | devotee | |
#49628 | testicle | |
#50606 | aficionado | |
#56518 | adherent | |
#61869 | snitch | |
#69914 | fruitcake | |
#71885 | screwball | |
#76302 | monstrosity | |
#83880 | crackpot | |
#85954 | overcharge | |
#92642 | consecrate | |
#96993 | snarf | |
#109092 | crackhead | |
#123733 | orchis | |
#176380 | glom | |
#176519 | filch | |
#199693 | pilfer | |
#205400 | accost | |
#323789 | thieve |
How to use addict in a sentence?
Most people think of an addict as you know, skid row, or homeless living on the street.
It was a slow unveiling of my sexuality that was of course, very difficult for us, and then… I wind up as a crack cocaine addict [in 2002] after having been sober for 21 years. And Carly went through all of that with me. So the unraveling is rather dramatic.
Just because they’re a drug addict doesn’t mean we’re not going to give them something for their pain.
Part of alcoholism is lying, when you’re an addict, you know you ca n’tbe honest with people. You say what you wantthem to hear. I ca n’t be mad at David for that, butit’s still a tragedy.
When I get big, I want to be a recovering alcoholic drug addict.
Translations for addict
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- ሱሰኛAmharic
- مدمن, مدمنةArabic
- пристрастявам, привърженик, пристрастявам се, навиквам, наркоманBulgarian
- addicteCatalan, Valencian
- závislák, fanatikCzech
- addictDanish
- Süchtiger, süchtigGerman
- maniulo, toksomaniuloEsperanto
- drogadicto, [[causar]] [[adicción]] [[en]], [[volver]] [[adicto]], adicto, toxicómanoSpanish
- sõltlaneEstonian
- alkoholisti, väärinkäyttäjä, fani, -himoinen, kannattaja, [[saada]] [[koukkuun]], omistautua, riippuvainen, [[tulla]] [[riippuvaiseksi]], [[jäädä]] [[koukkuun]], alkoholisoida, orjuuttaa, addikti, entusiasti, narkomaaniFinnish
- intoxiqué, dépendante, dépendantFrench
- andúileachIrish
- tràill, leanmhainneachScottish Gaelic
- dependente, narcomanoInterlingua
- dipendenteItalian
- 中毒者Japanese
- ಅಳುಪುKannada
- 중독자Korean
- dependensLatin
- verslaafde, fanDutch
- maniak, fanatyk, entuzjasta, nałogowiec, uzależnionyPolish
- viciar-se, viciar, entusiasta, viciado, adicto, fanáticoPortuguese
- зависимыйRussian
- người nghiệnVietnamese
- 癮君子Chinese
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