Synonyms of addiction

addiction

noun

ə-ˈdik-shən 

as in dependence

a physiological need for certain drugs

an addiction to heroin

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dependence
• habit
• tolerance
• alcoholism
• monkey
• jones
• habituation
• heroinism
• morphinism

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of addiction

But digging into the fluctuating tenure of Tears for Fears, the sorrow in watching his wife slip away and revisiting his Ambien addiction? — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 30 July 2026

Sorsby checked himself into a gambling addiction treatment program in April and has been ruled ineligible to play. — Devon Henderson, New York Times, 30 July 2026

Andrea Suarez leads a group, We Heart Seattle, that combines care for the homeless with a hardheaded insistence on legal consequences and addiction treatment for drug users. — Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026

Strip the entire operation down to the chassis, scrap every piece of worth for real prospect capital, and kill off this franchise’s addiction to fly-by-night decision-making. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 29 July 2026