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Recent Examples of zonked Niehaus would work five or six hours, then go home zonked. Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 14 Sep. 2022 After the Monkees split, Nesmith began his eccentric solo career, with amiably zonked records that were years ahead of their time. Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2021 Only Andersson, the doyen of inaction movies, could offer beatitudes to the ineffectual and the zonked. Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2021 Most people take pre-workout for performance reasons or to simply feel better and less zonked when working out. SELF, 27 Aug. 2020 And that's what an asphalt nation of zonked American teenagers did during the '80s. Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 8 Jan. 2020 But the movie’s high point is a scene where Diane Varsi, playing the most zonked member of Max’s entourage (which includes a young Richard Pryor), addresses Congress as if from the stage of the Fillmore. J. Hoberman, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2016
Recent Examples of Synonyms for zonked
Adjective
  • Darnold is the first major quarterback of the loaded 2025 free agent class to sign with a new team.
    Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Shih said a search of one suspect’s home yielded evidence related to the crimes, as well as a loaded handgun with an extended magazine.
    Jason Green, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Three eyewitnesses spoke of coming upon a dazed Pino clinging to the hull of his overturned boat, Lucy’s body trapped underneath.
    Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
  • After this, the responsibilities of playing Bush fell to Hammond and later Will Forte, who fit the character more into his own image of a silly little boy in a man’s body rather than re-enact Ferrell’s dazed and confused moron shtick.
    Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 15 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • But when Fernando has his own ideas, she’s sufficiently hooked to go with the flow.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2025
  • Most of our current multipart extravaganzas give us the standard three acts before dropping in a cliffhanger ending to keep us hooked.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • More than a year later, the campus remains in a state of bewildered unease.
    Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
  • But for many bewildered observers, both explanations for Trump’s extraordinary pivot to the Kremlin seem equally misplaced.
    Matthew Chance, CNN, 2 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Nonetheless, fusion research is rarely a wasted effort, Whyte says.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 3 Dec. 2024
  • There is no wasted movement, and virtually everything seems to have a purpose.
    Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • The broadcast then cut to Berry looking slightly confused and wiping her lips, prompting criticism for Brody kissing Berry without consent.
    Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Things seem out of alignment, from confused brand names, dates and products to upsets creating conflict and negativity, impacting customer appeal.
    Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Luckily, Frank Grillo plays a ripped scientist who is close to a cure, but also has to worry about keeping his family safe during yet another supermoon.
    William Earl, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Ignoring faculty warnings, David dashed forward with a ripped notebook page for Lennon to sign.
    Laurie Gwen Shapiro, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • This is particularly important in distracted driving cases—showing data usage doesn't necessarily prove someone was actively using their phone.
    Lars Daniel, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Franco is simpering when he wasn’t distracted, and while Hathaway brings a bit of spirit, most of her lines are only half-funny.
    Bill Wyman, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025

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“Zonked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zonked. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.

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