addicts

noun

plural of addict
1
as in users
a person who regularly uses drugs especially illegally an inspiring story about addicts who seek help and manage to kick their habit

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2
as in lovers
a person with a strong and habitual liking for something science-fiction addicts who eagerly await each new installment in the series

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Recent Examples of addicts Whether fighting or fueling it, the rage makes addicts of us all. — Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 Many ex-addicts turn to religion, exchanging one inflexible code for another; John’s own post-heroin spiritual exercises were omnivorous. — Ian Penman, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026 Most of the dealers and suppliers who worked with Brun were addicts themselves, feeding an island ravaged by meth addiction since the 1980s. — Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026 Describing themselves as a professional neighborhood watch group, former gang members and addicts are helping Venice residents clear encampments from their doorsteps. — Laurie Perez, CBS News, 31 July 2026 Three women lay passed out on the sidewalk, their chests slowly rising and falling, while fellow addicts stepped over them and dealers made sales. — Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026 In that opinion, Gorsuch described the ruling as a narrow one that left untouched gun bans on drug addicts or others considered too dangerous to have a firearm. — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 26 July 2026 Although alcoholism is terrible and, in many places, widespread, the vast majority of people who drink are not considered to be addicts. — Tim Brinkhof, Time, 23 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for addicts
  1. users
  2. lovers
  3. fans
  4. suckers
  5. enthusiasts
Noun
  • The standard battery should get most users around three hours of trail riding.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Since then, the apps have kept generating thousands of impressions a week, downloads keep climbing and real users keep showing up, all organically.
    — Zoe Huang, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of users
Noun
  • Board game lovers will soon be able to nerd out at a new store and may even get the chance to play a few rounds inside a former bank vault.
    — Jolene Almendarez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Instead, volumizing mascara lovers may just have found their new holy grail, particularly those who want volume without clumping.
    — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of lovers
Noun
  • Heads of state, parents of book recipients, music fans, movie fans and, like me, women who felt blessed to have had such a glamorous role model publicly mourned the loss.
    — Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Thank you for the memories, the friendship, and for bringing joy to generations of fans.
    — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of fans
Noun
  • Some kinds of trees, such as honey locusts, hackberries, lindens and maples, are naturally more inclined to produce suckers.
    — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The ornamental characteristics of suckers that develop from roots are inferior to the upper portion of the tree.
    — Molly Burford, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of suckers
Noun
  • Where companies such as Zero and Stark have pushed hard to gain high output numbers in order to win sales, Bonnell hopes to win them by building e-bikes that appeal to riders and enthusiasts at a more visceral level.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The building attracts architecture enthusiasts as much as contemporary art fans.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of enthusiasts

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“Addicts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/addicts. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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