Synonyms of addictions

addictions

noun

plural of addiction

as in dependences

a physiological need for certain drugs

an addiction to heroin

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dependences
• habits
• tolerances
• monkeys
• joneses
• alcoholisms
• habituations
• heroinisms
• morphinisms

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of addictions

In the last year, a few companies have begun to market off-label prescriptions of GLP-1s, both branded and compounded, to treat alcohol use disorder and other addictions. — Katie Palmer, STAT, 22 Oct. 2026

With the exception of gambling disorder, behavioral addictions have received slim recognition in psychiatry’s diagnostic manuals—although doctors and researchers often still treat them as legitimate and potentially devastating disorders. — Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Victims of gun violence, police violence, robberies, and addictions walk the streets outside, repeating their last movements, behaviors, and desires. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2026

Kasirye and her team led Sacramento County through measles outbreaks, spikes in opioid addictions and the COVID-19 pandemic. — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Vancouver, for all its celebrity hangouts and major studio and streamer film shoots, is also home to a grimy downtown eastside neighborhood where getting off addictions and out of homelessness for many remains a constant struggle. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026

And more than 200 patients battling various addictions have consequently been left with nowhere to go. — Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2026

But, as with other addictions, Woodward was taking bigger risks in search of a bigger hit of dopamine. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2026

But insiders and critics of the sports betting business say those VIP memberships are offered to people who lose the most money, and the companies prey on people with potential addictions. — Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 29 Aug. 2026