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

Members have said that the abuse occurred through over-billing, false records, identity theft, and phantom claims in Medicaid social service and health programs for the elderly, disabled, addicted, and homeless. —Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 20 Jan. 2026

The filmmakers build their documentary around cell phone videos secretly recorded by prisoners – footage that shows severe overcrowding, flooding of cell blocks, drugged addicted inmates, and alleged brutal attacks by those whose job should be to ensure the safety of people behind bars. —Matthew Carey, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2026

Hyman became addicted to those skates. —Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026

Our kids are increasingly more anxious, addicted, less free, and less happy because so much of their lives are lived online. —Sacramento Bee Staff, Sacbee.com, 8 Jan. 2026

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