DRUGGED Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of drugged

as in anesthetized

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verb

past tense of drug

as in hospitalized

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The entire group ends up drugged and kidnapped by bad guys looking for a nuclear warhead. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 26 July 2026 Unfortunately, the effects of this high-pressure, drugged performance show. — Literary Hub, 21 July 2026 Meanwhile, Gu-cheon has woken up from his drugged slumber and heads into the Realm of the Gwi. — Kayti Burt, Time, 17 July 2026 But when Lucky wakes from a drugged sleep, Cary is gone and the money too, and police are pulling up outside. — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for drugged

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Direct evidence on the mole-rat brain response to isopropyl myristate came from functional ultrasound imaging, a technique that tracks blood flow non-invasively in an anesthetized animal.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2026
Future research could help clinicians guide the anesthetized brain toward a sleep-like state, rather than a coma-like one.

— Lucy Nemchek, Hartford Courant, 15 May 2026

Definition of anesthetized

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The violence injured at least 14 people, including Washington Post photographer Heidi Levine, who was hospitalized after being beaten in Abu Falah.

— Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Muertos Fest will pay tribute to Augie Meyers On Thursday, the Tejano Nation website, citing Spanish-language entertainment media, posted that Ayala reportedly had been hospitalized.

— Jim Kiest, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of hospitalized

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Certain men have reportedly watched CCTV footage of their stupefied selves inexplicably helping their robbers gut their apartments of possessions.

— Mattha Busby, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026
The man hugged a bag, the woman shouted and flailed her arms, and the young teenage boy pulled at his sister, who seemed stupefied.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 July 2026

Definition of stupefied

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Hayes, a 6-0, 190-pound redshirt freshman from Wichita, attended Maize High School.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026
The shooter’s parents were cooperative and told investigators their son had attended Silver Rail Elementary School during their interview, the source said.

— Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of attended

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At one point, Coover pulled the cover off a super-chilled metallic cylinder labeled big baby main.

— Kyle Paoletta, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
For anyone raised below the Mason-Dixon line, a chilled glass of sugary iced tea is pure comfort, and not just during summer.

— Natalia Vela, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2026

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