addicted

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adjective

ad·​dict·​ed ə-ˈdik-təd 

: having an addiction:

a

: exhibiting a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity

addicted to heroin/alcohol/gambling

addicted smokers

b

: strongly inclined to do, use, or indulge in something repeatedly

I'm addicted to great tomatoes, so I started two French varieties from seed and gave fully a third of my garden to them.

—Chris Jerome

Like Sherlock Holmes, Maigret is perceived by addicted readers as a historical figure rather than a creature of fiction …

—Mavis Gallant

addicted

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past tense and past participle of addict entry 2

Examples of addicted in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Smith grew up in a small town in rural northern Alabama and became addicted to drugs as a teenager, his lawyers said in court documents. — ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026

In March, a Los Angeles jury found Meta and YouTube negligent for designing their apps in ways that caused children to become addicted and suffer mental-health harms. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 1 Sep. 2026

And Elwood was battling his own demons, having become addicted to opioids prescribed after a hip operation. — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026

Wilson brought up actor Matthew Perry, who had been undergoing ketamine-infusion therapy and became addicted, leading him to acquire the drug outside the safety of a clinic. — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

from past participle of addict entry 2

First Known Use

Adjective

1546, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for addicted

• afflicted
• conflicted
• constricted
• convicted
• depicted
• evicted
• inflicted
• predicted
• restricted
• contradicted
• interdicted
• unrestricted