as in addicting
causing or relating to a physiological need for certain drugs
an addictive painkiller
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Recent Examples of addictive
Stop Chasing Vanity Metrics, And Start Building Real ROI
Metrics can be addictive.
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Chris Suchánek, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
For many enthusiasts, these innovations make the game more appealing and even addictive, enabling duffers on public courses to command drives and putts that golfers floundering on the sandy Scottish links more than 600 years ago could never imagine.
—Miles Corwin, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 June 2025
The National Institute on Drug Abuse warns methamphetamine can be addictive.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 20 June 2025
Accordingly, even if a social media platform created youth accounts for which none of the purportedly 'addictive' features are available, it would still be barred from allowing youth to hold those accounts if the features were available to adult account holders.
—ArsTechnica, 3 June 2025
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Chris Suchánek, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
For many enthusiasts, these innovations make the game more appealing and even addictive, enabling duffers on public courses to command drives and putts that golfers floundering on the sandy Scottish links more than 600 years ago could never imagine.
—Miles Corwin, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 June 2025
The National Institute on Drug Abuse warns methamphetamine can be addictive.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 20 June 2025
Accordingly, even if a social media platform created youth accounts for which none of the purportedly 'addictive' features are available, it would still be barred from allowing youth to hold those accounts if the features were available to adult account holders.
—ArsTechnica, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for addictive
addicting
Adjective
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Crunchy and creamy, tangy and briny, this dill pickle dip is an addicting concoction that will be welcome at any gathering.—
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
3 July 2025
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And yet, this unexpectedly addicting appetizer disappeared quickly from the buffet table, and everyone was bestowing compliments on me.—
Jill Schildhouse,
Southern Living,
12 Apr. 2025
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“Addictive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/addictive. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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