Addicted
Addicted adjective - Compulsively or physiologically dependent on something habit-forming.
Usage example: addicted to cocaine
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Synonyms for Addicted
Dependent and addicted are semantically related. in hooked topic. In some cases you can use "Dependent" instead an adjective "Addicted", when it comes to topics like compulsive.
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Both words in one sentence
- If mages used foci too often there was a risk of their becoming addicted to and dependent upon them.
Source: Addictive Magic -
G-Rated Drug: In the episode "What Goes Up ... ", Freddie becomes addicted to painkillers (to heal a basketball injury); a naive Horshack takes Freddie at his word that said pills are "vitamins," while the others are well-aware that Freddie is becoming dependent on them.
Source: Series / Welcome Back, Kotter
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