addict - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

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

Synonyms

• addict

More generic

• drug user
• substance abuser
• user

More specific

• caffein addict
• caffeine addict
• drug addict
• junkie
• junky
• speed freak

Noun

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

Synonyms

• addict
• freak
• junkie
• junky
• nut

More generic

• enthusiast
• partisan
• partizan

More specific

• gym rat

Verb

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

Synonyms

• addict
• hook

More generic

• accustom
• habituate

Related

• habituate
• use

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