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also spacy
as in dazed
suffering from mental confusion
feeling a little spacey in the moments following the freak accident
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Recent Examples of spacey
At the film’s best, the director uses his dreamy, fragmented narrative approach to reflect the disjointed state of his protagonist, who’s always slightly spacey, because the most important part of him is stuck in the past.
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Los Angeles Times,
5 Sep. 2019
People would get real spacey from doing these meditations.
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Win McCormack,
The New Republic,
12 Apr. 2018
Through it all there's always been something elusive about her, that slightly spacey aura that invites projection and creates mystery.
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Mark Rozzo,
Town & Country,
3 Oct. 2013
Not all sperm are equally spacey about following walls.
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Elizabeth Preston,
Discover Magazine,
8 May 2012
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Los Angeles Times,
5 Sep. 2019
People would get real spacey from doing these meditations.
—
Win McCormack,
The New Republic,
12 Apr. 2018
Through it all there's always been something elusive about her, that slightly spacey aura that invites projection and creates mystery.
—
Mark Rozzo,
Town & Country,
3 Oct. 2013
Not all sperm are equally spacey about following walls.
—
Elizabeth Preston,
Discover Magazine,
8 May 2012
See All Example Sentences for spacey
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spacey
Adjective
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Humans of all ages, in fact, stare dazed into glowing screens.
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Rapkin, truth be told, looked a little dazed.
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Fido was fine, if a little bewildered, and in February 1973, the board lifted its book bans.
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At the risk of sounding less like a columnist and more like a bewildered bystander … what the heck happened?
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Keke Palmer was confused about why she wasn't asked to emcee the event.
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The competing corridors have left them confused, forcing them to navigate not only the treacherous waters – facing threats from sea mines, aerial drones, and Revolutionary Guard patrol boats – but also the complex political currents across the strait.
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Some big rubber balls had been tossed in to keep them distracted.
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The problem, Larson said, is that Congress was highly distracted at the time with passing the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare.
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Then came illness on a boiling-hot day, which left him dizzy and depleted of energy.
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During the day's exploring, employ the buddy system and look out for signs of heat illness like feeling dizzy, experiencing nausea or muscle cramps and sweating with cool and clammy skin.
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Europeans, in particular, have been flooding social media with stunned reactions to the salad dressing.
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After the worst outing of his nine-year major-league career, Freddy Peralta walked off the mound at Citizens Bank Park on Saturday night with a stunned look on his face.
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“Spacey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spacey. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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