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as in hooked
being under the influence of a recreational drug
later claimed that she was zonked for the entire recording session
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as in dazed
suffering from mental confusion
her only living relative is a permanently zonked sister who can't even care for herself
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Recent Examples of zonked
Marla wears a stony expression, clearly too zonked to take in any of it.
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Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2025
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
Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2025
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
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This streamlined area rug from Dash and Albert (an extension of the Annie Selke brand) brings cheerful cabana stripes to your floors, swapping out terrycloth fibers for hand micro-hooked wool for a comfortable texture in high traffic areas.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
6 Oct. 2025
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What works so well here is how a cloak of ambiguity is constantly draped over the narrative, pulled off at just the right moment to keep us hooked.—
Vincent Acovino,
NPR,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Glancing around the standing-room-only party, filled with joyful hugs and happy chatter as guests drank spicy margaritas and nibbled on fries in paper cones printed with quotes from the book, a dazed Brown smiled.—
Hadley Meares,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
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In one of the film’s least subtle moments, a dazed Bruce is startled to attention.—
Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In the footage, also obtained by PEOPLE, Tarek can be seen wearing a ripped shirt as he's questioned by an officer in a small room with his elderly dad.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025
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When at ports, the crew does everything from deck tours and day sails to maintenance, such as fixing a stove, sewing a ripped sail or doing laundry.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
9 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Snook and Lacy, who display such sharp instincts in their best work, seem to have been directed to overact; cameras freeze on their exaggeratedly bewildered or angry or devastated expressions, putting exclamation points at the end of too many scenes.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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Instead, a bewildered stranger answers the door.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The Bears are still in third place in the loaded NFC North, with the Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions ahead of them.—
Jon Conahan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Emanuel Sharp, Joseph Tugler and a loaded supporting cast will finish the job for Kelvin Sampson this time.—
The Athletic College Basketball Staff,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Prince Harry's hat choice confused fans, who believed the royal should have been rooting for the Toronto Blue Jays due to Canada’s link to the United Kingdom.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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George Catts, the city council’s agricultural commissioner who led the parade atop his horse, was confused.—
Patrick Salland,
Kansas City Star,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Advertisers still need to actively review and clean search terms to prevent wasted spend and ensure relevance.—
Mykola Lukashuk,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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This is when water from a sprinkler head sprays out onto the sidewalk or street, and that's considered wasted water.—
Yvette Fernandez,
NPR,
28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The entrepreneur was seemingly distracted and disengaged to the point where Snoop had to call her attention back.—
Essence,
Essence,
4 Nov. 2025
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Better, but invites distracted glances with every notification.—
Li Goldstein,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Zonked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zonked. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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