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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Here’s the feckless poor, here’s the striving poor, here’s the oblivious cheerful poor, here’s the drug addict, here’s the drunk.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 2026
The quicker Wendy's rids itself of the meth addicts and prison-release system workers, the sooner this brand restores order.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026

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Passed in 1996, the federal legislation has protected social media companies from being sued over content posted by their users.

— Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026
Anthropic has introduced a Personal Finance feature in Claude that allows users to connect their bank and credit card accounts and ask questions about their money in everyday language.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026

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