LOCOED Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

locoed

verb

past tense of loco

as in disturbed

to cause to go insane or as if insane years of living alone had clearly locoed the old rancher

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Caruso is particularly disturbed about her intent to fire LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026
An officer responded to PSA, and police said about two pallets of cards were stolen from the truck and a third was disturbed.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of disturbed

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And, on the eve of the election, El-Sayed’s primary opponent, Haley Stevens, distracted from the conversation with her left-field endorsement of Rogers that may have ejected her from the Democratic party and possibly a political career.

— Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2026
The first officer used her Taser twice on the dogs, which distracted them but did not stop them from attacking, police say.

— Karma Sabbah, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of distracted

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The possibility of intelligent life elsewhere in the universe should not be confused with evidence that extraterrestrial beings have visited Earth, Kirkpatrick said.

— Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026
Saturday’s opener started with a couple taking an amusement park ride, only to be confused by Pumpkins’ appearance in what was supposed to be a scary attraction.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2026

Definition of confused

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Still, Rabe could stand to tighten up Brooke’s unhinged righteousness.

— Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
The 84th annual Golden Globes Awards are months away, but the once boozy and sometimes unhinged ceremony is front and center right now, at least in the court dockets.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of unhinged

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Taken as a whole, the national numbers reveal an electorate that is unsettled, gloomy and likely looking for change.

— Ari Pinkus, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2026
Short enough to read in a single sitting, Sara Gran’s chilling story of an architect succumbing to demonic possession will leave readers stunned and unsettled.

— David Faris, TheWeek, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of unsettled

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But there’s a lot of moving pieces, including the fact that the singer was also recently upset by the fact that pictures of her wedding décor leaked.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 4 Nov. 2026
Somehow Serra upset Sherman Oaks Notre Dame last week, then won a coin flip to finish in third place in the Mission League.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of upset

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