Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun addict

2 senses of addict

Sense 1
addict, nut, freak, junkie, junky -- (someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction; "a golf addict"; "a car nut"; "a bodybuilding freak"; "a news junkie")
       => enthusiast, partisan, partizan -- (an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity)

Sense 2
addict -- (someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance; abrupt deprivation of the substance produces withdrawal symptoms)
       => drug user, substance abuser, user -- (a person who takes drugs)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb addict

1 sense of addict

Sense 1
addict, hook -- (to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug))
       => habituate, accustom -- (make psychologically or physically used (to something); "She became habituated to the background music")