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addicting

ADJECTIVE
habitual
Synonyms
STRONGEST
addicted chronic hardened inveterate perpetual repeated
WEAK
accepted accustomed automatic common confirmed constant continual conventional customary cyclic disciplined familiar fixed frequent ingrained iterated iterative mechanical methodical natural normal ordinary perfunctory permanent persistent practiced recurrent regular reiterative repetitious rooted routine seasoned set standard steady systematic traditional wonted
Antonyms
STRONGEST
temporary
WEAK
infrequent inhabitual intermittent occasional rare seldom uncommon unestablished unusual

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Lanier underscored his opening remarks by speaking with a display of children's blocks in front of him: the words "Addicting," "Brains" and "Children" appeared next to the letters A, B, and C.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

One Flash developer recently pointed to several sites or Web games that would break without Flash, including FarmVille, Hulu, CNN, and Addicting Games.

From Slate • Feb. 2, 2010

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