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addicted

ad·dict·ed
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uh-dik-tid]
    • /əˈdɪk tɪd/
    • /əˈdɪk.tɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-dik-tid]
    • /əˈdɪk tɪd/

Definitions of addicted word

  • adjective addicted Someone who is addicted to a harmful drug cannot stop taking it. 3
  • adjective addicted If you say that someone is addicted to something, you mean that they like it very much and want to spend as much time doing it as possible. 3
  • adjective addicted dependent on a substance, esp a narcotic drug 3
  • adjective addicted devoted to a particular activity or thing, to the extent that one does it or has it as much as possible 3
  • adjective addicted devoted or given up to a practice or habit or to something psychologically or physically habit-forming (usually followed by to): to be addicted to drugs. 1
  • noun addicted a person who is addicted to an activity, habit, or substance: a drug addict. 1

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Origin of addicted

First appearance:

before 1550
One of the 31% oldest English words
First recorded in 1550-60; addict + -ed2

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Addicted

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

addicted popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

addicted usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for addicted

adj addicted

  • devoted — Someone who is devoted to a person loves that person very much.
  • obsessed — having an obsession (usually followed by with or by): He is obsessed with eliminating guilt.
  • hooked — bent like a hook; hook-shaped.
  • inclined — deviating in direction from the horizontal or vertical; sloping.
  • absorbed — If you are absorbed in something or someone, you are very interested in them and they take up all your attention and energy.

adjective addicted

  • using — to avail oneself of; apply to one's own purposes: to use the facilities.
  • abusing — to use wrongly or improperly; misuse: to abuse one's authority.
  • wasted — not used or in use: waste energy; waste talents.

Antonyms for addicted

adj addicted

  • indifferent — without interest or concern; not caring; apathetic: his indifferent attitude toward the suffering of others.
  • unwilling — not willing; reluctant; loath; averse: an unwilling partner in the crime.
  • disinclined — lacking desire or willingness; unwilling; averse: I'm disinclined to go to the movies tonight.
  • independent — not influenced or controlled by others in matters of opinion, conduct, etc.; thinking or acting for oneself: an independent thinker.
  • opposed — to act against or provide resistance to; combat.

adjective addicted

  • clean — Something that is clean is free from dirt or unwanted marks.

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