addicted
Unable to quit
Addicted describes a state of compulsive dependence.
The core meaning involves physical or psychological reliance on a substance: addicted to heroin, addicted to nicotine.
The word extends to behavioral compulsions: addicted to gambling, addicted to social media.
Casual use describes strong enthusiasm: I'm addicted to this show.
Someone who is addicted is an addict.
Consumed by fixation
- uncontrollableImpossible to restrain
- irresistibleImpossible to withstand
- drivenIntensely determined to achieve
- fixatedObsessively attached or focused
impulsive · overwhelming · relentless · persistent · involuntary · automatic · unstoppable · manic
Intense prolonged craving
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- urgeStrong inner drive
- hungerNeed for nourishment
- thirstNeed for fluid
aching · desire · withdrawal · itch · pining · appetite · necessity · need
Deeply dependent or bent
- reliantRequiring external support
- habituatedConditioned by repetition
- enslavedMade someone's property
- chainedBound with links
trapped · bound · tethered · attached · beholden · controlled · prisoner · captive
Loyally and lovingly attached
- passionateIntensely emotional or enthusiastic
- fanaticOverly zealous person
- junkiePerson with compulsive dependency
- buffAvid fan; also burnish
aficionado · zealot · hooked · obsessed · avid · fervent · ardent · dedicated
Firmly established by habit
- routineRegular sequence of actions
- chronicPersisting over time
- accustomedAdapted through habit
- second-natureAcquired behavior feeling innate
patterned · established · behavioral · conditioned · entrenched · deep-seated · hardwired · automatic
obsessive
Consumed by fixation
- uncontrollableImpossible to restrain
- irresistibleImpossible to withstand
- drivenIntensely determined to achieve
fixated · impulsive · overwhelming · relentless · persistent · involuntary · automatic · unstoppable · manic · neurotic
yearning
Intense prolonged craving
thirst · aching · desire · withdrawal · itch · pining · appetite · necessity · need · jonesing
hooked
Deeply dependent or bent
- reliantRequiring external support
- habituatedConditioned by repetition
- enslavedMade someone's property
chained · trapped · bound · tethered · attached · beholden · controlled · prisoner · captive · tied
devoted
Loyally and lovingly attached
- passionateIntensely emotional or enthusiastic
- fanaticOverly zealous person
- junkiePerson with compulsive dependency
buff · aficionado · zealot · hooked · obsessed · avid · fervent · ardent · dedicated · diehard
ingrained
Firmly established by habit
- routineRegular sequence of actions
- chronicPersisting over time
- accustomedAdapted through habit
second-nature · patterned · established · behavioral · conditioned · entrenched · deep-seated · hardwired · automatic · ritualistic
- prone tolikely, apt, liable, inclined, disposed
- Tendenciesprone, apt, inclined, liable, tendency
- statusespending, active, approved, inactive, completed
- conditionsmedical condition, weather conditions, environmental conditions, living conditions, working conditions
- intoxication stateshigh, stoned, drunk, intoxicated, buzzed
addictedindifferent
Lacking interest or concern
averse · repulsed · disinclined · opposed · uninterested
addictedcasual
Relaxed and informal
indifferent · unaccustomed · irregular · occasional · moderate
- drug addictPerson dependent on substances
- digital addictionCompulsive device overuse
- drug addictionCompulsive need for intoxicants
- gambling addictionUncontrollable urge to wager
- sexual addictionCompulsive erotic behavior disorder
- phone addictionCompulsive device use
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