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

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

Most of the dealers and suppliers who worked with Brun were addicts themselves, feeding an island ravaged by meth addiction since the 1980s. — Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 2 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

In that opinion, Gorsuch described the ruling as a narrow one that left untouched gun bans on drug addicts or others considered too dangerous to have a firearm. — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 26 July 2026

Although alcoholism is terrible and, in many places, widespread, the vast majority of people who drink are not considered to be addicts. — Tim Brinkhof, Time, 23 July 2026

Homeless encampments that serve as places for drug addicts to shoot up line several vacant and overgrown lots. — Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026