drug addict

Noun

Meaning

a narcotics addict

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

junkie junky freak fiend crazy addict tripper user pothead speed freak burnout chain smoker drug fiend doper dopehead
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Antonyms

straight clean celebrity pessimist non-fan nonfan
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Hypernyms

addict

Hyponyms

binger withdrawer cocaine addict crack addict opium addict opium taker

Examples

The alcoholic and the drug addict harm only themselves by their behavior; the person who violates the rules of morality governing mans life in society harms not only himself, but everyone. Ludwig von Mises

But I'm not a saint yet. I'm an alcoholic. I'm a drug addict. I'm homosexual. I'm a genius. Truman Capote

I mean, I don't think I'm alone when I look at the homeless person or the bum or the psychotic or the drunk or the drug addict or the criminal and see their baby pictures in my mind's eye. You don't think they were cute like every other baby? Dustin Hoffman

Rush Limbaugh is a has-been hypocrite loser, who craves attention. His right-wing lunacy sounds like Mikhail Gorbachev, extolling the virtues of communism. Limbaugh actually was more lucid when he was a drug addict. If America ever did 1% of what he wanted us to do, then we'd all need pain killers. Alan Grayson

I blossomed into a healthy young drug addict. Edie Sedgwick

An alcoholic will steal your wallet and lie to you. A drug addict will steal your wallet and then help you look for it. David Sheff

Close letter words and terms

drug abuser drug abusers drug activity drug addiction drug addiction catalyst drug addiction problems