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adjective

ˈzäŋ(k)t-ˈau̇t How to pronounce zonked-out (audio)
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1
as in ripped
being under the influence of a recreational drug the perpetually zonked-out writer Hunter S. Thompson created the genre now known as gonzo journalism

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2
as in dazed
suffering from mental confusion overmedicated, zonked-out residents of a nursing home

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zonked (out)

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verb

past tense of zonk (out)
as in passed out

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for zonked-out
  1. high
  2. dazed
  3. passed out
  4. loaded
  5. bewildered
  6. blacked out
  7. hooked
  8. confused
Adjective
  • The data set shows the Hong Kong chief executive is the second-highest earner ​globally with $719,000 annually, followed by the Swiss president at $606,000.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Summer is finally nearing its end, though the high temperatures linger, making any thought of hot chocolate and curling up in blankets on the couch dangerous.
    — Brenda Looper, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of high
Adjective
  • When the dazed young woman reels off quotes from an obscure self-help book, her new acolytes take her words as gnomic wisdom.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The cops arrived hours past midnight, turning on the lights to reveal an army of dazed, squinting faces.
    — Taran Dugal, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of dazed
Verb
  • After a 2-year-old drowned in a backyard swimming pool in July 2025, Fatehi considered filing felony murder charges against his mother, who had passed out from drinking at the time of the accident.
    — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Flash would rewire a street light to provide power for his turntables and speakers, and local kids—usually girls—passed out fliers and served as impromptu publicity teams.
    — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of passed out
Adjective
  • Since each toolhead can remain loaded with a separate filament, the printer can switch between them (in a single second, the company claims), without repeatedly purging filament through one nozzle.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 5 Sep. 2026
  • During a search, officers discovered a loaded handgun in the employee's bag.
    — Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of loaded
Adjective
  • When kids first got online, parents were bewildered and alarmed, but kids, who tend to gravitate to new technology, found freedom in a space that was basically ungoverned.
    — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
  • That bewildered shake of the head after Meyer's pitch in that video is not a rare occurrence for Raleigh this year.
    — Eno Sarris, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of bewildered
Verb
  • When the details about the telescopes were given to the mission team, there were large chunks of information fully blacked out, the Washington Post reported at the time.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The details were blacked out as the district attorney continues an investigation into the devastating fire.
    — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of blacked out
Adjective
  • Even in brighter skies, its shape is recognizable, forming a hooked pattern that stands out from the surrounding stars.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The word likely referred to the way grapes grow in hooked, clustered bunches.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Definition of hooked
Adjective
  • The event was somewhat shambolic, with confused chefs stopping for selfies with Bibendum as the host tried to move things along.
    — Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The adoption of this policy came very late in the summer and after a more tentative earlier policy that mainly confused educators and parents.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026
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