POTHEADS Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

potheads

noun

plural of pothead

as in crackheads

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Noun

Kesselman hopes Gen Z will gravitate to High Times like previous generations of stoners did.

— Steve Bloom, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2026
Dispatches is essential to understanding a cluster of journalists who covered the war, notably the enigmatic hippies and stoners in the circle around whom photojournalists Tim Page, Dana Stone and Sean Flynn were the centre of gravity.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Dec. 2025

Definition of stoners

Noun

Many ex-addicts turn to religion, exchanging one inflexible code for another; John’s own post-heroin spiritual exercises were omnivorous.

— Ian Penman, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Most of the dealers and suppliers who worked with Brun were addicts themselves, feeding an island ravaged by meth addiction since the 1980s.

— Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of addicts

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That presents a continuity conundrum for users entering the several miles of the High Line Canal trail that lie inside Cherry Hills Village.

— John Aguilar, Denver Post, 11 Aug. 2026
Police investigating a bank robbery had used a type of warrant to obtain anonymized location records for phones near the bank, narrowed the list based on their movements and eventually obtained the names of several users.

— Nicole M. Bennett, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of users

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Kornacki Cam was launched in March for political junkies who favor the data analyst keeping them informed through every minute of election night.

— Janey Wetzel, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026
Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Prediction market platform Kalshi on Wednesday launched a new hub that allows political junkies to see how traders in many event contracts think the midterm elections will play out.

— Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 22 July 2026

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