addictive

CEFRB2

/əˈdɪktɪv/

adjective · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Making someone unable to stop using or doing something.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Characterized by or susceptible to addiction.

Examples

  • What's the most addictive game you've ever played?

  • Tatoeba, why are you so addictive?

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Enjoyable, so that one comes back for more.

  2. Causing or tending to cause addiction; habit-forming.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A drug that causes an addiction.

More examples

In context

  • There are loads of mazes, it's all really good fun and utterly addictive […]

  • This is strangely addictive!

  • He has an addictive personality.

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Antonyms

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The game's design is intentionally blank, making players want to keep playing for hours.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

First attested 1914. Addiction in modern sense is first attested 1906, in reference to opium. There is an isolated instance from 1779, with reference to tobacco.