addicted

adjective

ad·​dict·​ed ə-ˈdik-təd 

: having an addiction:

a

: exhibiting a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity

addicted to heroin/alcohol/gambling

addicted smokers

b

: strongly inclined to do, use, or indulge in something repeatedly

I'm addicted to great tomatoes, so I started two French varieties from seed and gave fully a third of my garden to them.

—Chris Jerome

Like Sherlock Holmes, Maigret is perceived by addicted readers as a historical figure rather than a creature of fiction …

—Mavis Gallant

Examples of addicted in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adults, at least those not addicted to this sort of mythological fantasy, will have a harder time. —Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025

Season 4 revealed serial killer Lamar Silas (Eric Kofi Abrefa) in a rehabilitation center after being forcibly addicted to cocaine in Season 2 by Big Meech. —Giana Levy, Variety, 16 Aug. 2025

Get addicted to elimination and love living by this routine of freedom. —Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025

Those who become addicted sometimes have a desperate need to hold on, even as the talents that brought renown begin to fade and eventually disappear. —Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025

Word History

Etymology

from past participle of addict entry 2

First Known Use

1546, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for addicted

• afflicted
• conflicted
• constricted
• convicted
• depicted
• evicted
• inflicted
• predicted
• restricted
• contradicted
• interdicted
• unrestricted