Thesaurus results for JONESES

joneses

noun

plural of jones, slang

as in addictions

a physiological need for certain drugs that dude had a jones for heroin like you wouldn't believe

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Recent Examples of joneses Six-figure workers reeling in half a million-dollar salaries are struggling to keep up with the joneses. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 22 Mar. 2026

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addictions

Noun

Shot over a period of five years, the film follows Ljubojacki’s brother and two cousins whose addictions are slowly destroying their relationships and homes.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026
By 13, Drew began to struggle with addictions to drugs and alcohol.

— Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026