addlepated

adjective

ˈa-dᵊl-ˌpā-təd How to pronounce addlepated (audio)
Definition of addlepatednext
as in dazed
suffering from mental confusion some addlepated clerk had confused our hotel reservation with that of another, similarly named, party

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for addlepated
  1. dazed
  2. bewildered
  3. distracted
  4. confused
  5. stunned
  6. dizzy
  7. addled
Adjective
  • Garcia, meanwhile, had nothing to compare her first season to, and still sounded a little dazed despite shooting having finished months ago.
    — Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 9 July 2026
  • Nina emerges, dazed but uninjured, her cellphone intact, her boyfriend Ben vanished.
    — Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026
Definition of dazed
Adjective
  • Away from the bewildered rancher calling out in surprise, away from the Appaloosa.
    — Emily Ruskovich, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026
  • Massachusetts State Police ushered thousands of bewildered attendees into the tunnel.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Definition of bewildered
Adjective
  • Trump has pioneered a style of communication that exploits our distracted, disputatious age.
    — Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
  • Investigators don’t believe that the driver was intoxicated, but distracted driving has not been ruled out as a potential cause of the accident, according to police.
    — Mary Ella Hastings July 6, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2026
Definition of distracted
Adjective
  • Many victims feel embarrassed or confused and wait, and that delay is exactly what the scammers are counting on.
    — Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2026
  • If anyone becomes hot to the touch, extremely confused or unconscious, get help immediately.
    — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of confused
Adjective
  • Then, in a span of just 13 remarkable minutes, Argentina scored not once, not twice, but three times, capping a comeback for the ages and leaving Egypt stunned and shellshocked.
    — Jasmine Garsd, NPR, 7 July 2026
  • From there, Argentina appeared stunned but pressed forward to climb out of a massive hole with only minutes remaining.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
Definition of stunned
Adjective
  • People with heat exhaustion typically feel dizzy, start sweating profusely, have a fast pulse and can feel sick.
    — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 2 July 2026
  • The 77-year-old previously expressed feeling dizzy on stage and cut the opening performance short.
    — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 1 July 2026
Definition of dizzy
Adjective
  • But this woozy debut feature doesn’t rely on its audience being turned on by the relationship between a nubile caretaker and her dementia-addled patient.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 9 July 2026
  • The devices look like something out of an old science fiction movie about the tech-addled dystopian future.
    — Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 6 July 2026
Definition of addled
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“Addlepated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/addlepated. Accessed 17 Jul. 2026.

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