Synonyms of addicts

addicts

noun

plural of addict

1

as in users

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

• users
• junkies
• druggies
• fiends
• freaks
• dopers
• stoners
• heads
• dopeheads
• hopheads
• hypes
• crackheads
• potheads
• burnouts
• speed freaks
• cokeheads
• acidheads

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonusers
• nonaddicts

2

as in lovers

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

• lovers
• fans
• suckers
• enthusiasts
• fanatics
• maniacs
• junkies
• buffs
• admirers
• devotees
• freaks
• fiends
• nuts
• aficionados
• collectors
• fanciers
• supporters
• fools
• hounds
• bugs
• authorities
• friends
• habitués
• proponents
• mavens
• experts
• connoisseurs
• heads
• amateurs
• advocates
• promoters
• followers
• adherents
• groupies
• disciples
• patrons
• exponents
• evangelists
• champions
• apostles
• votaries
• zealots
• converts
• dilettantes
• partisans
• backers
• cultists
• boosters
• hangers-on
• faddists
• rooters
• well-wishers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonfans
• critics
• detractors
• carpers
• nonadmirers
• belittlers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of addicts

At its center is a youngish man named Bob Arctor, an undercover cop who starts using drugs in order to infiltrate a house full of addicts in Southern California. — Hilton Als, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

The problem with just arresting addicts is there’s nowhere to take them. — Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

Outside, addicts wander peg-legged in the pulverizing triple-digit late summer heat, past attorneys in cream sport coats and copper-red ties. — Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026

The answers to these questions are very important to our community of addicts and alcoholics, both in and out of recovery. — David Manheim, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2026

Whether fighting or fueling it, the rage makes addicts of us all. — Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Many ex-addicts turn to religion, exchanging one inflexible code for another; John’s own post-heroin spiritual exercises were omnivorous. — Ian Penman, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

Describing themselves as a professional neighborhood watch group, former gang members and addicts are helping Venice residents clear encampments from their doorsteps. — Laurie Perez, CBS News, 31 July 2026

Three women lay passed out on the sidewalk, their chests slowly rising and falling, while fellow addicts stepped over them and dealers made sales. — Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026