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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Remember all those fake memoirs from the early 2000s, by all those writers pretending to be addicts and gangsters and Holocaust survivors?

— James Parker, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
Taylor, a recovering addict, wasn’t drinking alcohol, the source told the gossip outlet, adding that the 47-year-old was in town to participate in a 5K to benefit local nonprofit Recovery Through Repetition at Boca Raton Innovation Campus park.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026

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Stablecoins have already shown that crypto payments work best when users do not have to think about the underlying rails.

— Sean Lee, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
The five-star analyst highlighted that AST SpaceMobile builds satellites that connect directly to smartphones, ensuring network connectivity for users everywhere and enabling applications like video calls, streaming, and gaming.

— TipRanks.com, CNBC, 26 July 2026

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