addicted

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

Examples of addicted in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Reports say Edwards and his wife became addicted to drugs and were arrested multiple times. —Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025

An additional concern about vaping is the emergence of a new generation that has become addicted to nicotine without the use of cigarettes. —Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025

By then, his older sister, Janell Smoot, had become addicted to crack. —Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025

And despite industry claims that the drug offers a way out of opioid addiction, the Florida investigation uncovered the fact that of the dozens of people who overdosed only on kratom, more than half were also addicted to opioids. —Kevin Sabet, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025

Word History

Etymology

from past participle of addict entry 2

First Known Use

1546, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for addicted

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