DOPEHEAD Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

dopehead

noun

ˈdōp-ˌhed

Definition of dopehead

as in addict

a person who regularly uses drugs especially illegally threw his roommate out when he discovered that the guy was a dopehead

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Meta agreed to a landmark settlement worth up to $17 billion, promising new safeguards on Facebook and Instagram after states alleged that the platforms were engineered to addict and harm kids.

— Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
Summary Meta has agreed to an $18 billion settlement over claims its platforms addict children and misuse their data.

— Ashlee Difuntorum, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026

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Businesses on Instagram and TikTok have access to billions of users, the key is simply creating content that will reach them.

— Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 30 Aug. 2026
The states presented evidence that senior executives at Meta, intent on maximizing their company’s growth, had repeatedly set aside concerns about what its products were doing to its youngest users.

— Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026

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