addicted [uh-dik-tid] Example Sentences
Main Entry:
addicted [uh-dik-tid]
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: dependent on something, compulsive
Synonyms: absorbed, accustomed, attached, dependent, devoted, disposed, fanatic, fond, given over to, given to, habituated, hooked, hyped, imbued, inclined, obsessed, predisposed, prone to, spaced out, strung out, under the influence, used to, wedded to
Antonyms: disinclined, independent, opposed, unaccustomed
Main Entry: co-dependent
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: unhealthy psychological reliance of one person on another
Synonyms: addicted, attached, hooked, interconnected, interdependent, mutually dependent, slavish trust, unhealthy confidence
Main Entry: fond
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: have a liking or taste for
Synonyms: addicted, adoring, affectionate, amorous, attached, caring, devoted, doting, enamored, indulgent, keen on, lovesome, lovey-dovey, loving, mushy, partial, predisposed, responsive, romantic, sentimental, silly over, sympathetic, tender, warm
Antonyms: hating, hostile
Example Sentences
  • Nicotine addicted alcoholic reproduces in the usual manner.
  • And, severely addicted people on certain narcotics not only need help in getting off their addiction.
  • The primary problem mentioned in the article: we're addicted to our gadgets.
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Main Entry: given to
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: likely to
Synonyms: accustomed, addicted, apt, disposed, habituated, in the habit of, inclined, inured, liable, obsessed, prone
Main Entry: habitual
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: usual, established
Synonyms: accepted, accustomed, addicted, addicting, automatic, chronic, common, confirmed, constant, continual, conventional, customary, cyclic, disciplined, familiar, fixed, frequent, hardened, ingrained, inveterate, iterated, iterative, mechanical, methodical, natural, normal, ordinary, perfunctory, permanent, perpetual, persistent, practiced, recurrent, regular, reiterative, repeated, repetitious, rooted, routine, seasoned, set, standard, steady, systematic, traditional, wonted
Notes: habitual means made a norm or custom or habit or fixed practice; customary means in accordance with convention or custom; usual means commonly or normally encountered, experienced, or observed
Antonyms: infrequent, inhabitual, intermittent, occasional, rare, seldom, uncommon, unestablished, unusual
Main Entry: habituate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: prepare, accustom
Synonyms: acclimate, acclimatize, addict, adjust, break in, condition, confirm, devote, discipline, endure, familiarize, harden, inure, make used to, school, season, take to, tolerate, train
Antonyms: ignore, neglect
Main Entry: inveterate
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: long-standing, established
Synonyms: abiding, accustomed, addicted, chronic, confirmed, continuing, customary, deep-rooted, deep-seated, dyed-in-the-wool, enduring, entrenched, fixed, habitual, habituated, hard-core, hardened, inbred, incorrigible, incurable, indurated, ineradicable, ingrained, innate, lifelong, long-lasting, long-lived, obstinate, old, perennial, permanent, persistent, persisting, set, settled, stubborn, sworn, usual
Antonyms: short-lived
Main Entry: given
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: likely
Synonyms: accustomed, addicted, apt, disposed, habituated, inclined, inured, liable, obsessed, prone
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