DOPEHEAD Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

dopehead

noun

ˈdōp-ˌhed

Definition of dopehead

as in addict

a person who regularly uses drugs especially illegally threw his roommate out when he discovered that the guy was a dopehead

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At twenty-four, the soprano ability gone, his coffers emptied by heroin and scammers, Lymon, in his addict’s senescence, spoke to a reporter from Ebony magazine; a year later, he would be found dead on his grandmother’s bathroom floor.

— Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2026
The lawsuit accuses the social media giant of contributing to the youth mental health crisis by knowingly and deliberately designing features that addict children to its platforms.

— CBS News, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

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It’s also slated to be the single-largest electricity user in the state of Georgia.

— Drew Kann, AJC.com, 17 Aug. 2026
This problem is anticipated to worsen as more AI providers adopt watermarking, creating a fertile environment for scams and deception, thus users are urged to exercise extreme caution.

— Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026

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