Synonyms of addict

addict

noun

ˈa-(ˌ)dikt 

1

as in user

a person who regularly uses drugs especially illegally

an inspiring story about addicts who seek help and manage to kick their habit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• user
• junkie
• fiend
• freak
• druggie
• doper
• stoner
• head
• hophead
• hype
• dopehead
• crackhead
• pothead
• speed freak
• burnout
• cokehead
• acidhead

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonuser
• nonaddict

2

as in lover

a person with a strong and habitual liking for something

science-fiction addicts who eagerly await each new installment in the series

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lover
• fan
• sucker
• enthusiast
• fanatic
• junkie
• maniac
• buff
• admirer
• freak
• fiend
• devotee
• aficionado
• collector
• nut
• supporter
• fool
• bug
• hound
• habitué
• proponent
• fancier
• maven
• friend
• authority
• expert
• connoisseur
• head
• amateur
• promoter
• groupie
• advocate
• follower
• dilettante
• exponent
• disciple
• evangelist
• adherent
• champion
• patron
• apostle
• votary
• zealot
• convert
• booster
• backer
• cultist
• hanger-on
• partisan
• faddist
• rooter
• well-wisher

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• critic
• detractor
• nonfan
• carper
• belittler
• nonadmirer

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of addict

In the movie, set in the rolling hills of Meeks’s native central Ohio, a group of addicts get a second (or third or fourth) chance to make right in their lives. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 1 July 2026

Listen to this week’s episode to learn more, including the story of how a Civil War vet and morphine addict accidentally invented the world’s most famous soda. — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 1 July 2026

His job was to collect money owed to that gang, and, after kicking down the doors of dealers and addicts, he got caught and sent upstate. — Rufus Walker, Rolling Stone, 28 June 2026

That the oddsmaking genie is already out of the bottle is no reason to be handing out uniforms to gambling addicts. — Steve Buckley, New York Times, 27 June 2026