strung out

adjective

1

: physically debilitated (as from long-term drug addiction)

2

: addicted to a drug

3

: intoxicated or stupefied from drug use

Synonyms

• blasted [slang]
• blitzed [slang]
• bombed
• high
• hopped-up
• loaded [slang]
• ripped [slang]
• spaced-out
• spaced
• stoned
• wasted [slang]
• wiped out [slang]
• zonked
• zonked-out

Examples of strung out in a Sentence

stars strung out across the galaxy

she seems to have been strung out for most of the 1960s

Recent Examples on the Web

The others seemed to be a bit more spacious, more strung out, maybe even a bit more singer/songwriter-y. —Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 29 Oct. 2024

There still doesn’t appear to be any end in sight as the case has strung out to become the longest in Georgia’s history. —Michael Saponara, Billboard, 18 Oct. 2024

The central mysteries are strung out across the season’s eight episodes, as the agents pursue — but practically speaking, put off — answers. —Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024

Trump has absolute control over the running mate slot, and has strung out the process to maximize publicity and gin up interest in the Republican nomination. —David Jackson, USA TODAY, 13 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1959, in the meaning defined at sense 1