Addiction

/əˈdɪkˌʃən/

Synonyms for "addiction" (39 found)

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Closest matches (8)

Noun(1 words)
a habitabuseacquired toleranceacute alcoholismaddictednessalcoholismamphetamine withdrawal symptoms

Strong matches (12)

barbiturate addictionbarbiturismchain smokingchronic alcoholismcocainismcrashcravingdependencedipsomania

Related words (19)

Noun(7 words)
diseasedisorderhabithabituationopiumphysiological dependencepsychological dependence
drug addictiondrug culturedrug dependencehabituationillnessnicotine addictionphysical dependencepsychological dependencetolerancewithdrawal sicknesswithdrawal symptoms
Adjective(1 words)
habitual pattern of behavior

Related word relations

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More general

9 entries
awardawardingbehavioral patterncravingphysical conditionphysiological conditionphysiological statepsychiatric conditionpsychiatric disorder

More specific

11 entries
alcohol dependencedrug dependencegambling addictiongambling disorderinternet addictioninternet gaming disordernicotine dependenceopiate dependencesex addictionshopping addictionsubstance use disorder

Collocations

6 entries
addiction treatmentalcohol addictionbehavioral addictiondrug addictiongambling addictionnicotine addiction

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

3 entries

Sample sentences

12 total sentences available.

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Stopgap measures won't make a dent in drug addiction.

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There really is such a thing as Internet addiction.

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Drug addiction degraded many people.

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Drug addiction is a cancer in modern society.

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