USER Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

user

noun

ˈyü-zər

as in addict

a person who regularly uses drugs especially illegally a person who started out as a user and is now a drug dealer as well

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Recent Examples of user To the software, that outside text may function as a command, even if the user never meant it that way. —

Eric Sullivan, Scientific American, 9 June 2026 ChatGPT also became the fastest app to reach one billion users last month, according to analytics firm Sensor Tower. —

Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 9 June 2026 While the app can't cancel every service on your behalf, simply identifying recurring charges that might otherwise go unnoticed can help users quickly reduce unnecessary spending. —

Nick Perry, USA Today, 9 June 2026 Some users reported that the houses targeted were migrant shelters. —

Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for user

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addict

Noun

The 56-year-old, who has spoken publicly about his years living as a crack cocaine addict and cutting himself off from his family, penned 102 posts on Monday, 85 posts on Tuesday, 74 on Wednesday and was well on his way to breaking 100 on Thursday.

— Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026
Artificials addicts will try the most offbeat gadgets.

— Byron W. Dalrymple, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026