BUZZED Synonyms: 143 Similar and Opposite Words

buzzed

verb

past tense of buzz

as in burst

to be copiously supplied for months the area has been buzzing with rumors that a megacorporation plans to locate its headquarters here

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as in sped

to proceed or move quickly we've been buzzing around all morning getting ready for the meeting with the VIPs from the head office

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as in hummed

to fly, turn, or move rapidly with a fluttering or vibratory sound the little plane buzzed past the crowd

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Recent Examples of buzzed With a nod from the person at the desk, we were buzzed out and strolled straight onto the tarmac to mount up. — Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 9 Sep. 2026 The two 98-seat Embraer-190 regional jets from South African airline Airlink buzzed Cape Town’s DHL stadium on Saturday just before the match between the country’s Springboks and New Zealand’s All Blacks teams. — Pete Muntean, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026 As for Haaland, whose long, pale-blonde hair nabbed countless headlines during the World Cup, buzzed it off and filmed the whole thing for YouTube. — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 24 Aug. 2026 Solitary bees buzzed through the purple flowers of the California aster. — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2026 In the now-notorious moment, Rock, 61, made a joke directed at Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s buzzed haircut. — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026 That same day, 260 miles west, the mayor of another Saskatchewan town was sitting on the end of a fishing dock when his phone buzzed with a text message. — Zander Sherman, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026 Within two minutes, the star running back’s phone buzzed with his first congratulatory text. — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 5 Aug. 2026 After more than three years of city planning, a much-buzzed about restaurant development in a former Fairway Houlihan’s will not move forward. — Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026

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The original Defender burst onto the scene in 1983 (though it wouldn’t be called the Defender until 1990), as a modern update to the original Land Rover Series that had debuted in the 1940s.

— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 17 Sep. 2026
Pioneers who created the tech weigh in OpenAI burst onto the mainstream in 2022 following the launch of its artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT, and it's ballooned into one of the most valuable private companies in the world.

— Ashley Capoot,David Faber,Kate Rooney, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of burst

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In June 2021, a camera helped locate a murderer, Joseph Jean, 56, who sped off after stabbing a 38-year-old woman on a sidewalk in Fort Lauderdale, the agency said.

— Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
The research was slow at first, but more recent advances in technology — including artificial intelligence — have sped things up.

— Pien Huang, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of sped

Verb

Razaullah, 21, is one of the three debutants hurried into the Pakistan side after seven of their players were sent home following the second Test defeat at Lord’s.

— Paul Newman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Almost three hours passed before the alert finally ended, and the couple hurried back inside.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of hurried

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Allen zipped the ball to Palmer, who was running a deep post from the left side, into a tight window between the trailing Lassiter and closing safety Calen Bullock.

— Michael Silver, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
While there aren’t windows, open the outer canvas flap, keep the screen zipped, and let the light pour in.

— Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026

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But You Caint Use My Phone, which brimmed with affirmative heaters that wonderfully interrogated screen-staring.

— Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2026
Sitting with her children in a carriage during the parade and later appearing on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, the princess wore nodded to her late mother-in-law Princess Diana's 1987 Easter outfit in a pale blue ensemble and wide-brimmed hat by Catherine Walker.

— Meg Walters, InStyle, 15 June 2026