hooked

So interested in something that you keep wanting to do or enjoy it.

• I am hooked on this game.
• The first chapter had me hooked.
• She got hooked on swimming last summer.

How to use it: be hooked on something (I am hooked on this new series.)

Similar words: obsessed, captivated

Common phrases: hooked on something, get hooked, completely hooked

Unable to stop using a harmful substance or doing a harmful activity.

• She became hooked on nicotine.
• He is hooked on gambling.
• It took years to stop being hooked on drugs.

How to use it: be hooked on something (He was hooked on cigarettes for years.)

Similar words: addicted, dependent

Common phrases: hooked on drugs, hooked on nicotine, get hooked

Having an end that bends sharply around.

• The bird has a hooked beak.
• He drew a face with a hooked nose.
• The cat caught the fabric with its hooked claws.

Similar words: curved

Opposites: straight

Common phrases: hooked beak, hooked nose, hooked claws