strung out

adjective

1

: physically debilitated (as from long-term drug addiction)

2

: addicted to a drug

3

: intoxicated or stupefied from drug use

Synonyms

• loaded [slang]
• ripped [slang]
• high
• wasted [slang]
• hooked
• bombed
• wiped out [slang]
• spaced
• addicted
• blasted [slang]

Examples of strung out in a Sentence

stars strung out across the galaxy

she seems to have been strung out for most of the 1960s

Recent Examples on the Web

The United Kingdom and English flags – the Union Flag and the Cross of St. George respectively – have sprung up across parts of the country in recent weeks, draped on street lamps, strung out across streets and even painted onto intersections. —Olivia Kemp, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025

Sunglasses and water bottles were strung out around campus during the chaos, leaving a crowded, makeshift lost and found table. —Shane Brennan, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025

My sister was alert, if strung out, casual and modest in a sundress and a jean jacket. —Frances Dodds Samantha Desz Krish Seenivasan Joel Thibodeau, New York Times, 18 May 2025

One hour before sunrise, seven planets will be strung out across the sky from east to west, starting with Mercury and Jupiter very low to the eastern horizon. —Joe Rao, Space.com, 27 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1959, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for strung out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout