Synonyms for addiction
əˈdɪk ʃənad·dic·tion

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1. addiction, dependence, dependance, dependency, habituationnoun

   being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)

   Synonyms:
   dependence, dependance, habituation, colony, dependency

2. addictionnoun

   an abnormally strong craving

   Synonyms:
   dependence, dependance, habituation, dependency

3. addictionnoun

   (Roman law) a formal award by a magistrate of a thing or person to another person (as the award of a debtor to his creditor); a surrender to a master

   "under Roman law addiction was the justification for slavery"

   Synonyms:
   dependence, dependance, habituation, dependency

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1. • Craving

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1. addictionnoun

   Synonyms:
   [Rare.] addictedness

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1. List of paraphrases for "addiction":

   addictions, dependence, dependency, habituation, abuse, reliance, dependencies, drug

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1. Jackie Lacey:

   If you're talking about redistributing funds, I absolutely agree with that, i've advocated for mental health funds to go to communities of color since 2013. I've been advocating for treatment of drug addiction for a long time. But if you're talking about, let's just take all the police out of our community and if a crime happens, just let someone else respond, I just don't think that's realistic.

2. Kate Delaney:

   And Kate Delaney, sports commentator and author strongly credits drugs and steroids for the loss of wrestlers through the years. Sadly its steroids fueled with alcohol addiction and sometimes completing the trifecta of abuse – drugs, chyna had a drug addiction many others do and Marc Siegel couple that with steroid abuse it's a lethal cocktail.

3. Eric Dane:

   To have secrets and to have to live keeping those secrets from people, i've certainly had my struggles with alcoholism, drug addiction, mental health, and I know what it's like to have to put up a facade and have an external experience not match the internal experience. I felt like that was my strongest asset in trying to articulate what the guy's going through.

4. Darryl Strawberry:

   It’s a behavior that’s not good for anyone, but when you have an addictive personality — like addicts, and alcoholics, and sex addiction — it’s an addictive personality. And we turn it on and turn it off. And it’s not until you have an awakening in your life to get well on the inside, and so many people never get to that place.

5. Robert Jackler:

   The rush to higher and higher nicotine concentration has reduced the cost of nicotine addiction.