1
[ noun ] someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction

Synonyms

junkie junky nut freak

Examples

"a golf addict" "a car nut" "a control freak"

Related terms

enthusiast gym_rat

2
[ verb ] to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, esp. a narcotic drug)

Synonyms

hook

Related terms

habituate addiction use

3
[ noun ] someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance; abrupt deprivation of the substance produces withdrawal symptoms

Related terms

drug_user drug_addict speed_freak caffeine_addict

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Rhymes with

contradict benedict depict afflict evict predict convict benedict predict panicked edict interdict edict licked verdict conflict derelict contradict constrict depict interdict verdict slicked predict perfect evict derelict panicked convict licked subject strict inflict subject conflict afflict convict slicked restrict perfect strict imperfect conflict inflict district imperfect conflict restrict district constrict

Phonetic and Homophones

AH0 D IH1 K T
AE1 D IH2 K T

Similar Spelling

addicted addictive addiction Adsit adduct adductor adactyly adductive adduction adducting adactylia adust

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