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

Those who become addicted sometimes have a desperate need to hold on, even as the talents that brought renown begin to fade and eventually disappear. —Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025

Radford also has a son named Dave (Henry Hunter Hall), who is addicted to video games. —Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2025

County jails also become addicted to detention money. —Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025

In terms of the opioid epidemic, law enforcement thinks that Mexican cartels are the problem, addiction physicians think that the addicted brain is the problem, and harm reduction activists think that the criminalization of drugs is the problem. —Melody Glenn july 23, Literary Hub, 23 July 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