addictive
adjective
ad·dic·tive
ə-ˈdik-tiv 
a-
: causing or characterized by addiction
an addictive drug
an addictive personality
Examples of addictive in a Sentence
highly addictive drugs like crack and heroin
the addictive thrill of surfing
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Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Medicines and vaccines Kennedy has drawn criticism for suggesting antidepressants, particularly those that are part of a family known as SSRIs are as addictive as heroin and can be dangerous.
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Those days might be long gone, but the network’s reality TV empire has become just as addictive.
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Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Medicines and vaccines Kennedy has drawn criticism for suggesting antidepressants, particularly those that are part of a family known as SSRIs are as addictive as heroin and can be dangerous.
—Sarah Owermohle, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
Those days might be long gone, but the network’s reality TV empire has become just as addictive.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 7 Sep. 2025
Lawsuits are seeking to hold tech companies accountable for designing addictive products.
—Charlotte Alter, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for addictive
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“Addictive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/addictive. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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addictive
adjective
ad·dic·tive
ə-ˈdik-tiv
a-
: causing or characterized by addiction
an addictive drug
an addictive game
Medical Definition
addictive
adjective
ad·dic·tive
ə-ˈdik-tiv
: causing or characterized by addiction
addictive drugs
Legal Definition
addictive
adjective
ad·dic·tive
ə-ˈdik-tiv
: causing or characterized by addiction
addictive drugs
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