ADDICTED Synonyms
There are 8 hypernyms of the word addicted. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for ADDICTED
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hooked | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • curved down like an eagle's beak • addicted to a drug • having or resembling a hook (especially in the ability to grasp and hold) | ||||||||
dependent | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed • (of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence noun • a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support) adjective satellite • contingent on something else • held from above and hanging down • being under the power or sovereignty of another or others • addicted to a drug | ||||||||
devoted | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • zealous in devotion or affection • (followed by `to') dedicated exclusively to a purpose or use | ||||||||
engrossed | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • giving or marked by complete attention to • written formally in a large clear script, as a deed or other legal document | ||||||||
enthusiastic | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • having or showing great excitement and interest | ||||||||
infatuated | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness | ||||||||
obsessed | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something • influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion | ||||||||
passionate | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • having or expressing strong emotions | ||||||||
preoccupied | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • deeply absorbed in thought • having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something | ||||||||
consumed | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • eat up completely, as with great appetite • serve oneself to, or consume regularly • spend extravagantly • destroy completely • use up (resources or materials) • engage fully | ||||||||
fixated | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • attach (oneself) to a person or thing in a neurotic way • pay attention to exclusively and obsessively • make fixed, stable or stationary • become fixed (on) | ||||||||
habituated | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • take or consume (regularly or habitually) • make psychologically or physically used (to something) | ||||||||
adapt | verbv | |||||||
verb • make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose • adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions | ||||||||
consecrate | verbv | |||||||
adjective • solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high or sacred purpose verb • appoint to a clerical posts • give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause • dedicate to a deity by a vow • render holy by means of religious rites | ||||||||
dedicate | verbv | |||||||
verb • give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause • open to public use, as of a highway, park, or building • inscribe or address by way of compliment • set apart to sacred uses with solemn rites, of a church | ||||||||
devote | verbv | |||||||
verb • give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause • dedicate • set aside or apart for a specific purpose or use | ||||||||
fit | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
adjective • meeting adequate standards for a purpose • physically and mentally sound or healthy noun • a display of bad temper • a sudden uncontrollable attack • the manner in which something fits • a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason) adjective satellite • (usually followed by `to' or `for') on the point of or strongly disposed verb • be agreeable or acceptable to • be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired • make fit • insert or adjust several objects or people • be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics • conform to some shape or size • provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose • fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condition or restriction • make correspond or harmonize | ||||||||
freak | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed • someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction verb • lose one's nerve | ||||||||
hook | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a catch for locking a door • a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook • anything that serves as an enticement • a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something • a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something • a golf shot that curves to the left for a right-handed golfer • a short swinging punch delivered from the side with the elbow bent • a basketball shot made over the head with the hand that is farther from the basket verb • fasten with a hook • rip off; ask an unreasonable price • make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle • hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left • take by theft • make off with belongings of others • hit with a hook • catch with a hook • to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug) • secure with the foot • entice and trap • approach with an offer of sexual favors | ||||||||
nut | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • Egyptian goddess of the sky • usually large hard-shelled seed • a small (usually square or hexagonal) metal block with internal screw thread to be fitted onto a bolt • half the width of an em • a whimsically eccentric person • someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction • one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens verb • gather nuts |