conked (out)

verb

past tense of conk (out)
1
as in fainted
to lose consciousness after three days without eating, he simply conked out

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2
as in died
to stop functioning the engine conked out just as we were approaching the exact middle of nowhere

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3
as in fell
to stop living a list of people whose chief claim to fame is the unusual manner in which they conked out

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conked (out)
  1. fainted
  2. died
  3. fell
  4. passed out
  5. failed
  6. perished
  7. collapsed
  8. crashed
Verb
  • If breathing hadn’t been so hard, someone would have fainted from the stench of the farmers’ perspiration.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Pittsburgh Penguins forward Ben Kindel returned to practice on Tuesday, a week after the 19-year-old fainted on the team's flight back from Utah.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of fainted
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  • The driver was pronounced dead at the crash site, and two of his passengers died from their injuries at separate hospitals.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2026
  • The family members likely died from gunshot wounds, the police said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of died
Verb
  • Collins faces Democrat Troy Jackson, a former Maine Senate leader who stepped in to the race after scandals felled nominee Graham Platner in July.
    — Justin Papp,Caleigh Keating,Garrett Downs,Kevin Breuninger,Dan Mangan, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026
  • In the postwar decades, humans seized ecosystems at breakneck speed—forests were felled, prairies plowed, wetlands drained.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of fell
Verb
  • Leeper authored the bill with McCrory’s support and the bill was passed out of committee on party lines.
    — Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 2 Nov. 2026
  • For The Times) These cards were being passed out throughout the Austin community at the time.
    — Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of passed out
Verb
  • After Pittsburgh failed to score during nearly 4½ straight minutes of power-play time early in the second, Gauthier beat Silovs with a beautiful no-look shot for his first goal.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2026
  • The administration says longstanding federal policy of getting people into permanent housing first, then offering voluntary treatment, has failed, and is to blame for the pandemic spike in homelessness.
    — Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of failed
Verb
  • Though the government has yet to release a comprehensive list of people killed, thousands of public housing residents likely perished in the disaster.
    — Avery Schmitz, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Adding to the confusion, a young female pilot has since been reported to have perished in the crash.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of perished
Verb
  • Pardo tried to get out of the vehicle while holding her daughter but collapsed, unaware that she had been shot in the knee.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2026
  • This led to a 2020 all-stock merger with Eros International, an Indian conglomerate, which collapsed in less than two years under financial and regulatory strain.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of collapsed
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  • On Monday, De Miguel was not looking when Andorra goalkeeper Jesús Owono crashed into him while disputing a high ball late in the game.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • After a Learjet 55 crashed in Philadelphia in January 2025, its recorder sat for days in water and fuel at the bottom of an impact crater.
    — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026
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“Conked (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conked%20%28out%29. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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