Synonyms of hooked

hooked 1 of 2

adjective

1

as in dependent

having a compulsive need for a harmful substance or activity

The group's mission is to help those who become hooked on opioids.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dependent
• addicted
• strung out
• craving
• jonesing
• spaced
• ripped
• intoxicated
• blasted
• stoned
• loaded
• bombed
• hopped-up
• wiped out
• blitzed
• wasted
• zonked
• zonked-out
• high
• spaced-out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straight
• sober
• clean
• nonaddicted
• temperate
• clearheaded
• abstinent
• abstemious

• straight
• sober
• clean
• nonaddicted
• temperate
• clearheaded
• abstinent
• abstemious

See More

2

as in used

having a great interest or need to do or have something

The couple got immediately hooked on the new show, and it became must-watch television for them.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• used
• accustomed
• addicted
• serial
• likely
• liable
• inclined
• prone
• apt
• repeat
• persistent
• given
• habituated
• confirmed
• entrenched
• steady
• wont
• inherent
• unfailing
• intrinsic
• chronic
• inbred
• innate
• regular
• unchanging
• intrenched
• habitual
• inveterate
• deep-seated
• deep-rooted
• dyed-in-the-wool
• bred-in-the-bone

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• opposed
• unlikely
• averse
• indifferent
• uninterested
• apathetic
• disinclined
• unused
• occasional
• unaccustomed
• intermittent
• unapt
• unwonted

See More

• opposed
• unlikely
• averse
• indifferent
• uninterested
• apathetic
• disinclined
• unused
• occasional
• unaccustomed
• intermittent
• unapt
• unwonted

See More

hooked

2 of 2

verb

past tense of hook

1

as in arched

to cause to turn away from a straight line

the pitcher hooked the ball, and the batter missed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• arched
• curled
• turned
• curved
• bowed
• crooked
• twisted
• bent
• swerved
• weaved
• rounded
• waved
• veered
• diverted
• swirled
• reflected
• deflected
• arced
• looped
• coiled
• enrolled
• entwined
• inflected
• spiraled
• inclined
• kinked
• incurved
• twined
• winded
• meandered
• warped
• dented
• spiralled
• incurvated
• wound
• dimpled
• sloped
• declined

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straightened
• uncurled
• unbent

• straightened
• uncurled
• unbent

2

as in connected

to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole

hooked up three short chains together to make a longer necklace

Synonyms & Similar Words

• connected
• coupled
• integrated
• strung
• linked
• interconnected
• combined
• joined
• chained
• yoked
• compounded
• hitched
• conjugated
• interlinked
• wired
• welded
• catenated
• interlocked
• concatenated
• dovetailed
• fused
• articulated
• cemented
• intermeshed
• corded
• coalesced
• united

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disconnected
• separated
• unhitched
• divided
• uncoupled
• split
• disjoined
• disjointed
• detached
• disengaged
• disunited
• parted
• severed
• dissevered
• unchained
• unyoked
• cleaved
• unlinked
• ruptured
• cleft
• sundered

See More

• disconnected
• separated
• unhitched
• divided
• uncoupled
• split
• disjoined
• disjointed
• detached
• disengaged
• disunited
• parted
• severed
• dissevered
• unchained
• unyoked
• cleaved
• unlinked
• ruptured
• cleft
• sundered

See More

3

as in stole

to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep

the monkey hooked four bananas from the basket and scampered away to enjoy them

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stole
• swiped
• lifted
• grabbed
• snatched
• pinched
• robbed
• pocketed
• pilfered
• nicked
• filched
• appropriated
• nipped
• purloined
• ripped off
• picked
• boosted
• hijacked
• snitched
• took
• misappropriated
• made away with
• made off with
• seized
• ran off with
• heisted
• thieved
• walked off with
• plundered
• knocked over
• looted
• sacked
• nailed
• grasped
• poached
• rifled
• pillaged
• burglarized
• kidnapped
• highjacked
• collared
• rustled
• kidnaped
• abducted
• sponged
• spirited
• carjacked
• mooched
• shoplifted
• shanghaied

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• purchased
• bought
• presented
• gave
• contributed
• donated
• bestowed
• handed over

• purchased
• bought
• presented
• gave
• contributed
• donated
• bestowed
• handed over

See More

4

as in grabbed

to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly

I hooked the biggest fish of the day, and then released it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grabbed
• caught
• snatched
• got
• seized
• captured
• landed
• trapped
• snagged
• snared
• nabbed
• nailed
• netted
• corralled
• rapped
• grappled
• bagged
• collared
• snapped (up)
• copped
• took hold (of)
• glommed
• grasped
• arrested
• roped
• nobbled
• clutched
• held
• gripped
• secured
• apprehended
• cornered
• gloved
• ensnared
• lassoed
• detained
• clasped
• kidnapped
• enmeshed
• entrapped
• entangled
• kidnaped
• meshed
• fisted
• fastened (on)
• haltered
• abducted
• latched (on or onto)
• rent
• wrested
• bayed
• rended
• immeshed
• spirited (away or off)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missed
• released
• discharged
• freed
• dropped
• liberated
• loosened
• unhanded

• missed
• released
• discharged
• freed
• dropped
• liberated
• loosened
• unhanded

See More

5

as in curved

to turn away from a straight line or course

hang the bird feeder on a branch that hooks upward

Synonyms & Similar Words

• curved
• swept
• turned
• rounded
• bowed
• fell off
• crooked
• arced
• arched
• bent
• curled
• looped
• wheeled
• winded
• swerved
• trended
• circled
• coiled
• spiraled
• spiralled
• twisted
• veered
• wound
• curlicued
• deviated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straightened

• straightened