addict

English Thesaurus

1. someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance; abrupt deprivation of the substance produces withdrawal symptoms (noun.person)

hypernym	:	drug user, substance abuser, user,
definition	:	a person who takes drugs (noun.person)

hyponym	:	caffein addict, caffeine addict,
definition	:	someone addicted to caffeine (noun.person)

hyponym	:	drug addict, junkie, junky,
definition	:	a narcotics addict (noun.person)

hyponym	:	speed freak,
definition	:	addict who habitually uses stimulant drugs (especially amphetamines) (noun.person)

2. someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction (noun.person)

hypernym	:	enthusiast, partisan, partizan,
definition	:	an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity (noun.person)

hyponym	:	gym rat,
definition	:	someone who spends all leisure time playing sports or working out in a gymnasium or health spa (noun.person)

3. to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug) (verb.consumption)

hypernym	:	accustom, habituate,
definition	:	make psychologically or physically used (to something) (verb.change)

entail	:	habituate, use,
definition	:	take or consume (regularly or habitually) (verb.consumption)

4. someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance; abrupt deprivation of the substance produces withdrawal symptoms (noun.person)

derivation	:	addict, hook, addict, hook,
definition	:	to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug) (verb.consumption)

5. to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug) (verb.consumption)

derivation	:	addiction,
definition	:	(Roman law) a formal award by a magistrate of a thing or person to another person (as the award of a debtor to his creditor); a surrender to a master (noun.act)

derivation	:	bait, come-on, hook, lure, sweetener,
definition	:	anything that serves as an enticement (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	addict,
definition	:	someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance; abrupt deprivation of the substance produces withdrawal symptoms (noun.person)

derivation	:	addict, freak, junkie, junky, nut,
definition	:	someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction (noun.person)

derivation	:	addiction, dependance, dependence, dependency, habituation,
definition	:	being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs) (noun.state)

derivation	:	addictive, habit-forming,
definition	:	causing or characterized by addiction (adj.all)

6. someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance; abrupt deprivation of the substance produces withdrawal symptoms (noun.person)

derivation	:	addict, hook, addict, hook,
definition	:	to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug) (verb.consumption)

7. to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug) (verb.consumption)

derivation	:	addiction,
definition	:	(Roman law) a formal award by a magistrate of a thing or person to another person (as the award of a debtor to his creditor); a surrender to a master (noun.act)

derivation	:	bait, come-on, hook, lure, sweetener,
definition	:	anything that serves as an enticement (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	addict,
definition	:	someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance; abrupt deprivation of the substance produces withdrawal symptoms (noun.person)

derivation	:	addict, freak, junkie, junky, nut,
definition	:	someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction (noun.person)

derivation	:	addiction, dependance, dependence, dependency, habituation,
definition	:	being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs) (noun.state)

derivation	:	addictive, habit-forming,
definition	:	causing or characterized by addiction (adj.all)