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 of strung out

• ripped
• loaded
• high
• hooked
• wasted
• bombed
• wiped out
• addicted
• blasted

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

Sighting Shebara The speedboat and its four passengers—the captain, the skipper, my aforementioned scuba instructor and I—are cruising along the water when a mirage seems to appear in the distance, strung out like giant pearls floating on top of the sea. —Lauren Keith, Robb Report, 30 May 2026

Words are strung out like mathematical equations: a root, plus any of a few dozen affixes that can modify its meaning. —Katie Thornton, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026

The shoddy room in Lincoln where my mother died, strung out, with a bullet in her head. —Nina C. Peláez, The Atlantic, 22 Mar. 2026

Wehrlein also used some Attack Mode to join the lead pack as the field strung out in a manner uncommon to Formula E races. —David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2026

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