Synonyms for addiction
əˈdɪk ʃənad·dic·tion

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1. addiction, dependence, dependance, dependency, habituationnoun

   being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)

   Synonyms:
   dependence, dependance, habituation, colony, dependency

2. addictionnoun

   an abnormally strong craving

   Synonyms:
   dependence, dependance, habituation, dependency

3. addictionnoun

   (Roman law) a formal award by a magistrate of a thing or person to another person (as the award of a debtor to his creditor); a surrender to a master

   "under Roman law addiction was the justification for slavery"

   Synonyms:
   dependence, dependance, habituation, dependency

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1. • Craving

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1. addictionnoun

   Synonyms:
   [Rare.] addictedness

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1. List of paraphrases for "addiction":

   addictions, dependence, dependency, habituation, abuse, reliance, dependencies, drug

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How to use addiction in a sentence?

1. Mike Olbinski:

   ( I'm on) cloud nine. It's euphoric... akin to an addiction... I can't help it, storm chasing can be just these ups and downs.

2. Joshua Boucher/The:

   As my addiction evolved over time, I would get in these situations or circumstances where I would get paranoid thinking, on June the 7th, I wasn’t thinking clearly. I don’t think I was capable of reason. And I lied about being down there.

3. Henry Spiller:

   You'd be hiding under a rock if you didn't realize there's a big opioid crisis going on, and this is one of the treatments for that addiction, a number of these programs are trying to expand to accommodate a lot of these opiate-addicted patients, so I would expect to see more of this.

4. Dave Jones:

   Bathum and Wallace’s alleged conspiracy victimized hundreds of people addicted to drugs and alcohol by keeping them in a never-ending cycle of treatment, addiction, and fraud — all the while lining their pockets with millions of dollars from allegedly fraudulent insurance claims.

5. Staff Denis McDonough:

   We see a heroin epidemic, an opioid addiction epidemic, in this country, we're going to stay on top of this with our Mexican counterparts until we get that back in the box. But El Chapo's behind bars - that's where he should stay.