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addictive

[uh-dik-tiv] / əˈdɪk tɪv /
ADJECTIVE
habit-forming
Synonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK
enslaving hooking


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It taps into humanity’s most ancient, addictive comedic truth, which is that some dude getting hit in the balls is hilarious.

From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026

But her own bet is that, over time, the sites could "reinforce the same addictive neural networks they are trying to simulate".

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Their call came just a week before EU chief Ursula von der Leyen was to outline how the bloc intends to better protect children online from dangerous content and addictive apps.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

The uncanny physics of robot crack ups is part of what makes them addictive.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

“Right. It should be our job to make it an addictive game, to make it seem not at all threatening, so they actually want to open the app.”

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon



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