USER Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

user

noun

ˈyü-zər

Definition of user

as in addict

a person who regularly uses drugs especially illegally a person who started out as a user and is now a drug dealer as well

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Recent Examples of user Apple Maps is currently displaying the body of water to US users as Lake Ontario. — Rachel Cohrs Zhang, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026 In addition, the crossguard had to be wide enough to prevent the user's hand from sliding onto the blade by accident. — David Szondy august 30, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2026 Lake Ontario has officially become Lake America on Google Maps, at least for users in the United States. — Eve Chen, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026 Efforts to protect them will inevitably spill into censorship of all users — now on the orders of the government. — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for user

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addict

Noun

The lawsuit accuses Meta of contributing to the youth mental health crisis by knowingly and deliberately designing features that addict children to its platforms and hide these harms from the public.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
The lawsuit accuses Meta of contributing to the youth mental health crisis by knowingly and deliberately designing features that addict children to its platforms and hides these harms from the public.

— Barbara Ortutay, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026