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Addicted vs Hooked - What's the difference?

addicted | hooked | Synonyms |

Hooked is a synonym of addicted.



As adjectives the difference between addicted and hooked

is that addicted is being physically or psychologically dependent on something while hooked is having a sharp curve at the end; resembling a hook.

As verbs the difference between addicted and hooked

is that addicted is past tense of addict while hooked is past tense of hook.

addicted

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Being physically or psychologically dependent on something.
    • He is addicted to the Internet.
    She became more addicted to crack than she had ever been to heroin.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (addict)

    • hooked

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (hook)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having a sharp curve at the end; resembling a hook.
    • a hooked nose
  • Addicted; unable to resist or cease doing.
    • He will never leave her because he is hooked on her chocolate chip cookies.
    You only have to try heroin once to become hooked .

    Synonyms

    * (resembling a hook) bent, crooked, curved * (addicted) addicted