ACIDHEAD Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

acidhead

noun

Definition of acidhead

as in crackhead

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Recent Examples of acidhead With acidheads in the streets and upheaval in the studios, 1969 was a time of profound change not just in Hollywood, but in America at large. — Alejandro De La Garza, Time, 26 July 2019

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Noun

There were crackheads in the neighborhood, and, once, his landlady’s dog was injured by gunfire.

— Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
Hunter Biden spent years being called a crackhead on the internet by Candace Owens.

— Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2026

Definition of crackhead

Noun

Nobody in his immediate circle knows that Bret is gay, enjoying regular dalliances with class pothead Matt (Owen Painter) and pining over Ryan (Daniel Dale).

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026
The character begins as a rock music-loving pothead who isn't too interested in what's going on with his family.

— Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026

Definition of pothead

Noun

Let the record show, however, that the 22-year-old power/speed freak has not slowed down.

— Andy Behrens, New York Times, 8 June 2026
At the end of that decade, in 1999, as the fourth-generation SL was entering its twilight years, the speed freaks at AMG decided to create a special SL hotrod.

— Brett Berk, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2026

Definition of speed freak

Noun

Washington Square Park was lightly populated with the usual chess players and itinerant stoners.

— Kurt Loder, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
The place had inscrutable stoner-eclectic décor, with pictures of Salvador Dalí on serving-tray papers and a Rastafarian lion statuette on the counter.

— Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of stoner

Noun

But where a female-friendship show like Tuca & Bertie falls into the trap of presenting relatability at the expense of creativity, YOLO introduces a dynamic that is depraved, boozy, druggy, shaggy, and totally amoral.

— Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
But then my druggy yet still aspirationally sober friend at the meeting ran after me.

— Brontez Purnell, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025

Definition of druggie

Noun

The residents occasionally gather in a disused rec center but the meetings devolve into rants about immigrants, junkies, thugs and vigilantism.

— Jessica Kiang, Variety, 26 Sep. 2026
Abrams delivered a standout performance as an unhoused junkie thief in the critical and commercial hit that would go on to win an Oscar (Amy Madigan as best supporting actress).

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026

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