Definition of zonkednext

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Recent Examples of zonked Marla wears a stony expression, clearly too zonked to take in any of it. Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2025 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 | [email protected], al, 8 Jan. 2020 But the overall effect of Gail Daughtry is to re-create the happily zonked university afternoons during which so many fans of my generation steeped ourselves in the elegant inanity of Wain’s output. Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019 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
  • The word likely referred to the way grapes grow in hooked, clustered bunches.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • Amelie Claydon put together a guide for new fans who are looking to stay hooked.
    Matt Piper, New York Times, 26 July 2026
Adjective
  • Grutman approaches Hart’s character, who is on the ground dazed and disheveled from a wild night out.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026
  • The Jayhawks appeared dazed after falling behind 10-1 early before 3,192 enthusiastic fans.
    Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026
Adjective
  • Those events combined loaded walking with team activities and physical tasks.
    Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Officers next detained the four, and police said at that point one of the officers found a loaded handgun in the waistband of one of them.
    Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 20 July 2026
Adjective
  • One bewildered South African man said protesters had burst into his home and stolen the lunch from his plate.
    Julie Bourdin, Christian Science Monitor, 28 July 2026
  • In a little corner of my mind, however, history will always mean the tragic smashing of individual lives by its cruel hands and the scattering of bewildered people reeling from its blows.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 July 2026
Adjective
  • When these work together, firms may reduce wasted spend, improve lead quality, and stabilize case flow.
    William Jones, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Advertisers still need to actively review and clean search terms to prevent wasted spend and ensure relevance.
    Mykola Lukashuk, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • An experiment with artificial intelligence at the annual Richard Wagner festival in the southeastern German town of Bayreuth drew boos from the audience after producing a staging that appeared to leave some spectators confused.
    ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
  • An experiment with artificial intelligence at the famed annual Richard Wagner festival in the southeastern German town of Bayreuth drew boos from the audience after producing a staging that appeared to leave some spectators confused.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • The report notes the area is known by detectives to be a high crime area with multiple stray dogs and wandering drug users.
    Rafael Escalera Montoto, Arkansas Online, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The 2026 World Cup can be a catalyst to boost it to an even higher orbit.
    Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Taking advantage of his daughter’s distracted state of mind, Kenzo reached a sweaty hand toward her and tried to grasp her breast.
    Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Morrison said this technology does offer the promise of never driving distracted or drunk like human drivers do, but robotaxis have had some problems.
    Josh Funk, Fortune, 31 July 2026

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“Zonked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zonked. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

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