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addict vs junkie

junkie vs addict

addict and junkie both are nouns.

addict is a verb but junkie is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
addict Yes No Yes No
junkie Yes No No No
As nouns, junkie is a hyponym of addict; that is, junkie is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than addict:
  • addict: someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance or activity
  • junkie: a narcotics addict
Other hyponyms of addict include caffein addict, caffeine addict, drug addict, junky, speed freak.
As nouns, addict and junkie are synonyms defined as:
  • addict and junkie: someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction
Other synonyms of addict include freak, junky, nut.
addict (noun) junkie (noun)
someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance or activity a narcotics addict
someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction
addict (verb) junkie (verb)
to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
Difference between addict and junkie

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