Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for addlepated
Adjective
  • Wounded and bewildered, Theresa vows—silently—never to have that feeling again, never to be at anyone else’s mercy.
    Hilton Als, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
  • As Friday’s stabbing incident involving NFL alum Mark Sanchez slowly comes into focus, the team at Fox Sports seems to be just as bewildered as the rest of us.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • When Ron takes a seat, the chair falls out from under him and breaks, leaving him dazed and sprawled on the floor.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Philadelphia’s defense seemed dazed and ill-prepared for Dart’s precision, composure and dual-threat ability.
    Andy Behrens, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The main culprits are well known – speeding, alcohol, distracted driving, and the simple failure to wear a seatbelt.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
  • While Polarity, Greg, Sam, and Jordan keep Cipher distracted, Emma, Cate, and Annabeth go looking for her.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Officers were apparently confused.
    Aida Alami, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
  • One of the artists looked at me a little confused.
    Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The stunned silence after her answer kind of says it all.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
  • What has left me completely stunned is that Labubus are on sale, too—just not on Amazon.
    Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Symptoms can include vomiting more than three times a day, feeling constantly dizzy and lightheaded and losing weight.
    Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Traditionally, Sean Payton’s teams deploy a revolving personnel carousel that can leave opposing defensive coordinators dizzy.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • In Black Rabbit, Bateman plays Vince, the addiction-addled brother of Jude Law’s restaurateur, Jake.
    Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2025
  • In this more serious-minded (and Madea-free) movie from Perry, Idris Elba plays Monty, a hard-working father who loses custody of his daughters to his drug-addled wife (Tasha Smith).
    Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025
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“Addlepated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/addlepated. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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