ZONKED-OUT Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈzäŋ(k)t-ˈau̇t

Definition of zonked-out

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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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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Adjective

The Big Bend Sector has not experienced the high number of border crossings seen in recent years in other areas farther south along the Rio Grande or in Arizona or California, owing to the remote and challenging terrain on both sides of the border.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
The global luxury resale and collateral market has expanded rapidly as younger high-net-worth individuals and fashion collectors treat assets like investments.

— Tanya Akim, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of high

Adjective

The Jayhawks appeared dazed after falling behind 10-1 early before 3,192 enthusiastic fans.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026
Paul rose, dazed and much too slowly, felt for his glasses, went to the table, and gently touched the laptop with his index finger.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026

Definition of dazed

Verb

Marilyn passed away at the age of thirty-six on August 4, 1962, but has never really passed out of public consciousness.

— Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
On June 8, 2026, the corresponding House Bill 84 was passed out of committee to the full House.

— Nathaniel Warner, The Conversation, 24 July 2026

Definition of passed out

Adjective

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
Then, another 20-year-old man, Daktari Rose Deacon, of Hyde Park, left a bathroom that adjoined the bedroom, according to police, who searched the bathroom and found another loaded firearm with an extended magazine.

— Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 20 July 2026

Definition of loaded

Adjective

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
Away from the bewildered rancher calling out in surprise, away from the Appaloosa.

— Emily Ruskovich, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026

Definition of bewildered

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Everyone from Ed Sheeran to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell were spotted, as were several Kansas City Chiefs players, many of whom were captured loading into blacked out sprinter vans from a swanky hotel that media and some fans staked out.

— Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
Three pages of the 11-page sentencing submission filing by prosecutors are blacked out.

— Dan Mangan, CNBC, 3 July 2026

Definition of blacked out

Adjective

An exception is Scorpius, whose curved body and hooked tail really do resemble a scorpion.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Perps are less obvious of a fit for sports betting, where wagers are generally hooked to the outcome of a game or other event with a clear end date.

— Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 14 July 2026

Definition of hooked

Adjective

Instead, the calls were about, for example, a homeless person who fell asleep in a store, a person who seemed confused in a public park, and someone who was yelling at passersby on the street.

— Scott Maucione, NPR, 27 July 2026
These are questions to raise confidence levels among United fans, rather than confused eyebrows.

— Carl Anka, New York Times, 25 July 2026

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