as in addictive
causing or relating to a physiological need for certain drugs
cocaine is highly addicting
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Recent Examples of addicting
Don't be fooled by the charming pixel art style and adorably small-scale battlefields; this is one of the deepest and most addicting strategy games of the last decade.
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Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Learning to identify, feed, and simply enjoy the beauty of these creatures is addicting.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2025
That outro is just too addicting; fans aren’t going to quit listening on repeat for a long, long time.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 12 Aug. 2025
With ornate window displays and high towers, the busy street comes to life and gives you a taste of the buzz that makes NYC so addicting.
—Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Feb. 2025
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Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Learning to identify, feed, and simply enjoy the beauty of these creatures is addicting.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2025
That outro is just too addicting; fans aren’t going to quit listening on repeat for a long, long time.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 12 Aug. 2025
With ornate window displays and high towers, the busy street comes to life and gives you a taste of the buzz that makes NYC so addicting.
—Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for addicting
addictive
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For example, Vermont legislators have introduced legislation requiring that tech products used in school be registered and certified with the Secretary of State to prove limited data collection and the absence of addictive algorithms.—
Abby McCloskey,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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The credit rating agency Moody's counts more than 4,000 pending cases targeting 166 companies alleging addictive software design.—
Shannon Bond,
NPR,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Addicting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/addicting. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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