addlepated

adjective

ˈa-dᵊl-ˌpā-təd How to pronounce addlepated (audio)
Definition of addlepatednext
as in dazed
suffering from mental confusion some addlepated clerk had confused our hotel reservation with that of another, similarly named, party

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for addlepated
  1. dazed
  2. bewildered
  3. distracted
  4. confused
  5. stunned
  6. dizzy
  7. addled
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
Adjective
  • 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
  • On Douban, a popular Chinese movie-review platform, viewers piled on with mocking and bewildered comments.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of bewildered
Adjective
  • Riggs said the Teamsters’ safety argument is weakened by the inconsistent safety record of human truck drivers, who have fallen asleep at the wheel or driven while distracted or otherwise impaired.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Police will be on the lookout for drivers who are speeding, distracted, and those failing to stop for pedestrians.
    — Michelle Richardson, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of distracted
Adjective
  • Also, if the switch from side by side to one-front/one-back happened instantaneously, your brain would get confused about how to interpret the images delivered from each eye, since the setup would be quite different from what you were used to.
    — Abigail Witmer, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Critics of the move have been vocal, and many residents were left confused.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of confused
Adjective
  • Vehicles were buried, and some stunned survivors were caked in mud.
    — Shristi Kafle, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Debris hung from tree branches and wires, vehicles were buried and some stunned survivors were caked in mud.
    — Niranjan Shrestha, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of stunned
Adjective
  • Most patients feel dizzy, nauseated and weak within 30 to 60 minutes.
    — Prayan Pokharel, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The incident comes just weeks after Richie was similarly forced to postpone two shows after becoming dizzy during a performance in Minnesota in June.
    — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of dizzy
Adjective
  • Two, why that money was not disbursed by a previous trustee to the addiction- addled Reiner at that time.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026
  • That their apparent change in relationship status could have gone unnoticed—in this TikTok-addled clime—is a testament to their vigilant approach to privacy.
    — Michelle Ruiz, Vanity Fair, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of addled
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“Addlepated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/addlepated. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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