Synonyms for addict
Most common
fan enthusiast devotee aficionado drug addict junky slave drug fiend
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Fiend — an adherent or fan (of something)
fiend informal, enthusiast, aficionado, fan, devotee, adherent, bug, votary, habitué, fanatic, zealot, buff
2. Junkie
drug addict, freak, junky, nut, junkie slang
Other
drug fiend, slave, dope fiend slang
Definitions
- n. 1
An adherent or fan (of something).
- n. 2
A person who is addicted, especially to a harmful drug.
He is an addict when it comes to chocolate cookies.
Related words
- Word family
- addiction addictive addicting
- Phrases
- drug addict cocaine addict dope addict
- Is a kind of
- person
Forms
- Plural
- addicts → fiends, enthusiasts, aficionados, fans…
Example sentences
- fan Sami wasn't a big fan of the public school system.
- enthusiast He is much more of a golf enthusiast than I am.
- devotee He was a staunch devotee who had unflinching faith.
- aficionado As you might already know, I am an aficionado of old books.
- junky I hate to break it to you but Yanni is a junky.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| addict | steady | |
| fan | steady | |
| enthusiast | steady | |
| devotee | steady | |
| aficionado | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- fan1, bug1, nut1
- 4 letters
- buff1
- 5 letters
- slave1, freak1, fiend1, junky2
- 6 letters
- junkie2, zealot2, votary
- 7 letters
- fanatic3, devotee3
- 8 letters
- adherent3
- 10 letters
- enthusiast4, aficionado5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (junky2 = 2 syllables).