habit-forming

Adjective

Meaning

causing or characterized by addiction

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Alternative names

habit forming

Synonyms

addictive addition antenatal hard condition abuse harmful dependence habit conditioning addiction dependency addicted addict compulsive

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Antonyms

malice independence hostility stupid animosity enmity

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Examples

I never drink water. I'm afraid it will become habit-forming. W. C. Fields

There is nothing so habit-forming as money. Don Marquis

addictive drugs Source: Internet

addictive behavior Source: Internet

As the pandemic stretches on, deaths in the U.S. from opioids and other habit-forming drugs such as alcohol, are likely to rise in 2020. Source: Internet

Subsequently, in 1912, the U.S. Pure Food and Drug Act was amended, adding caffeine to the list of "habit-forming" and "deleterious" substances which must be listed on a product's label. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

habit shirt habit to do so habit to preserve health habit-forming substance habitability habitable