SPEED FREAK Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

speed freak

noun

Definition of speed freak

as in crackhead

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Recent Examples of speed freak Let the record show, however, that the 22-year-old power/speed freak has not slowed down. — Andy Behrens, New York Times, 8 June 2026 At the end of that decade, in 1999, as the fourth-generation SL was entering its twilight years, the speed freaks at AMG decided to create a special SL hotrod. — Brett Berk, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2026 Sure, the idea of more power always sounds better to confirmed speed freaks such as myself, but simply turning up the wick wouldn’t keep with the RBW ethos—and might throw that balance fully out of whack, in fact. — Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025 Yet in that regard, the instantaneous torque of electric propulsion could still provide enough thrust to satisfy speed freaks driving a production Sollei. — Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024 The Ultima line was designed for speed freaks looking to enjoy quick getaways in comfort and style. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 16 Mar. 2023 Reeves has long been known as a speed freak with an extensive motorcycle collection. — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 14 July 2022 These events are categorized into easy rider, steady eddy, and speed freak, providing spaces for all kinds of cyclists, and are central to raising funds to support Fearless Flyers. — Alex Showerman, Outside Online, 1 June 2021

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Noun

There were crackheads in the neighborhood, and, once, his landlady’s dog was injured by gunfire.

— Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
Hunter Biden spent years being called a crackhead on the internet by Candace Owens.

— Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2026

Definition of crackhead

Noun

Stablecoins have already shown that crypto payments work best when users do not have to think about the underlying rails.

— Sean Lee, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
The five-star analyst highlighted that AST SpaceMobile builds satellites that connect directly to smartphones, ensuring network connectivity for users everywhere and enabling applications like video calls, streaming, and gaming.

— TipRanks.com, CNBC, 26 July 2026

Definition of user

Noun

The 17th year of Mosswood Meltdown at Oakland’s Mosswood Park brought with it a parade of free-thinking freaks on stage and in the crowd that descended on a punker’s picnic paradise for its annual outing of 20 bands over three days last weekend.

— Deputy Entertainment, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026
The crowd is packed not only with devoted fans and freaks, but fellow musicians who also emerged from the punk rock underground decades earlier.

— Steve Appleford, SPIN, 20 July 2026

Definition of freak

Noun

The character begins as a rock music-loving pothead who isn't too interested in what's going on with his family.

— Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
That means there are more 24-hour potheads stumbling around the United States (in California, especially) than ever before.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 17 Apr. 2026

Definition of pothead

Noun

Remember all those fake memoirs from the early 2000s, by all those writers pretending to be addicts and gangsters and Holocaust survivors?

— James Parker, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
Taylor, a recovering addict, wasn’t drinking alcohol, the source told the gossip outlet, adding that the 47-year-old was in town to participate in a 5K to benefit local nonprofit Recovery Through Repetition at Boca Raton Innovation Campus park.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026

Definition of addict

Noun

Also in his orbit are a consortium of crooks, including his cousin Freddie, a hip junkie, and Pepper, a taciturn hoodlum who was friends with Ray’s dad, Big Mike, a legendary thief.

— Niela Orr, Vulture, 20 July 2026
During summer, adrenaline junkies can get their fix on the downhill mountain biking trails and extensive zip line course.

— Allison Savage Bates, Denver Post, 19 July 2026

Definition of junkie

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