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addict vs junky

junky vs addict

addict and junky both are nouns.

addict is a verb but junky is not a verb.

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

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