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zonked

adjective
\ ˈzäŋ(k)t How to pronounce zonked (audio) , ˈzȯŋ(k)t\

Definition of zonked

: stupefied by or as if by alcohol or a drug
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Synonyms & Antonyms for zonked

Synonyms

blasted [slang], blitzed [slang], bombed, high, hopped-up, loaded [slang], ripped [slang], spaced-out (or spaced), stoned, strung out, wasted [slang], wiped out [slang], zonked-out

Antonyms

sober, straight

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Examples of zonked in a Sentence

later claimed that she was zonked for the entire recording session her only living relative is a permanently zonked sister who can't even care for herself

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 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, "Are You Over 35? ‘Wild in the Streets’ Should Scare You," 30 Sep. 2016

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First Known Use of zonked

circa 1959, in the meaning defined above

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zonked

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English Language Learners Definition of zonked

informal : very tired or affected by alcohol or drugs

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