DRUGGED Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of drugged

as in anesthetized

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verb

past tense of drug

as in hospitalized

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Unfortunately, the effects of this high-pressure, drugged performance show. — Literary Hub, 21 July 2026 Meanwhile, Gu-cheon has woken up from his drugged slumber and heads into the Realm of the Gwi. — Kayti Burt, Time, 17 July 2026 But when Lucky wakes from a drugged sleep, Cary is gone and the money too, and police are pulling up outside. — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026 Equally deft are Fitzwater’s amazingly smooth staging and Dunn’s deliriously frenzied choreography, such as the liquid mercury depiction of Mary Jane in a drugged daze drifting through chores. — Bill Hirschman, Sun Sentinel, 17 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for drugged

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Direct evidence on the mole-rat brain response to isopropyl myristate came from functional ultrasound imaging, a technique that tracks blood flow non-invasively in an anesthetized animal.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2026
Future research could help clinicians guide the anesthetized brain toward a sleep-like state, rather than a coma-like one.

— Lucy Nemchek, Hartford Courant, 15 May 2026

Definition of anesthetized

Verb

McConnell has missed 60 roll call votes on the Senate floor since he was hospitalized, including votes on several key bills and nominations.

— Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Sep. 2026
Party crashers Local health officials became alerted to the outbreak nine days after the event, when a 12-year-old boy was hospitalized for a skin infection.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of hospitalized

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Certain men have reportedly watched CCTV footage of their stupefied selves inexplicably helping their robbers gut their apartments of possessions.

— Mattha Busby, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026
The man hugged a bag, the woman shouted and flailed her arms, and the young teenage boy pulled at his sister, who seemed stupefied.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 July 2026

Definition of stupefied

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The Italian supermodel attended this major film event wearing a dress from the Chanel Cruise 2026–2027 collection.

— Giacomo Aricò, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2026
The company officially opened the new Austin Innovation Center with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by Silicon Labs senior leaders and employees, as well as representatives from the State of Texas.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026

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