addictive

adjective

ad·dic·tive | \-ˈdik-tiv

Definition of addictive

: causing or characterized by addiction an addictive drug an addictive personality

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Synonyms & Antonyms for addictive

Synonyms

addicting, habit-forming

Antonyms

nonaddictive

Examples of addictive in a Sentence

highly addictive drugs like crack and heroin the addictive thrill of surfing

Recent Examples on the Web

Facebook peddles the information equivalent of junk food, relying on people's addictive tendencies to maximize consumption. — Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, "Sorry Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook isn’t a “positive force”," 21 Nov. 2018 That will include sending teams of recruiters into CrossFit sports competitions and popular gaming contests such as Ultimate Fighter, Madden Football or the addictive Fortnite: Battle Royale, an online survival game. — Fox News, "Army misses 2018 recruiting goal," 24 Sep. 2018 Plaintiffs contend opioid makers and distributors engaged in consumer fraud, racketeering and negligence, failing for years to divulge the drug's addictive qualities to doctors and patients. — Dennis Wagner, azcentral, "Opioid epidemic: Arizona cities, counties join huge federal suit against pain-med makers," 30 June 2018 Part of our strategy is making sure that registered opioid handlers keep accurate records of these highly addictive and extremely dangerous drugs. — Gary Warth, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Pharmacy pays $75K for poor opioid record-keeping," 28 June 2018 The 11th version of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) lists gaming disorder under other disorders due to addictive behavior. — Mary Bernard, Philly.com, "WHO recognizes excessive video gaming as new mental health disorder," 21 June 2018 China, too, has been hit with deaths from addictive online game behavior with separate deaths in 2007 and 2011. — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, "Video game addiction is a mental health disorder, WHO says, but psychiatrists don't agree," 18 June 2018 John Bachman is a psychologist who specializes in addictive behaviors and disorders, and the generational tale that Nelson shares wouldn’t surprise him. — Lauren Chval, chicagotribune.com, "Children with addicted parents face difficulties in adulthood, including a higher risk of addiction," 30 Apr. 2018 Facebook is not simply addictive or potentially damaging to those under 13. — Alex Shephard, New Republic, "Facebook’s Purpose Is Digital Addiction," 12 Feb. 2018

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