1
as in idiot
a stupid person
that dope thought he could swim across the Colorado River at night
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2
as in scoop
information not generally available to the public
the stool pigeon gave us the dope on the deal taking place that night at the warehouse
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as in awesome
of the very best kind
dude, there are some really dope rhymes on that rap album
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Recent Examples of dope
Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2026
Being here in the city that raised me is a dope feeing and putting a Knicks jersey on is pretty surreal for me.
—Kristian Winfield, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2026
Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
But yeah, the purple is dope, with the three pieces….
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 20 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Quinn was the doorman at a nearby dope house where, shortly before the murders, drugs were stolen.
—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 18 Feb. 2026
Being here in the city that raised me is a dope feeing and putting a Knicks jersey on is pretty surreal for me.
—Kristian Winfield, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2026
Adjective
The infrastructure of Nashville was really dope to me: the radio stations, the press, venues.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
But yeah, the purple is dope, with the three pieces….
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 20 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dope
Noun
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Each pseudo-scoop is as ephemeral as a mayfly.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2026
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The jumbo size has four cookie bases and eight scoops of ice cream.—
Fielding Buck,
Oc Register,
21 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The American military is the best in the world, but deploying that awesome power and risking those lives should be the last resort of a president, not the go-to move.—
Storer H. Rowley,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2026
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And does that just look like awesome, human movies about 30- and 40-somethings making terrible choices in their love lives?—
Jada Yuan,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Lluís then calls Puig Antich a moron.—
Colm Tóibín,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2026
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This drunk moron — quite different from his character in the novel — bears a ton of blame.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The Bab el-Mandeb, at the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula, is crucial for vessels heading to the Suez Canal through the Red Sea.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Here are some tips to navigating the airport — and potentially missing your flight.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
28 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The Horned Frogs had a mix of air raid and veer-and-shoot principles under Briles, but are expected to move more to a pro-style scheme under Sammis, who had excellent success with that style of offense at UConn.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Mar. 2026
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In the pre-show rooms, both real-life actors seen were excellent at interacting with real-life visitors and prerecorded monotone movie stars.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The scale of the headloss was best summed up by Luis Suarez attempting to reason with Messi, before the Argentine did anything on the Suarez scale of stupid.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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But the new parking fees at Balboa Park are a whole new level of stupid.—
Inga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Speculation and rumors ran rampant and the dissemination of official information was slow.—
Dan Heching,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2026
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Trezak also asked that parents remind their students to avoid spreading rumors or unverified information, particularly on social media.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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That said, there are some great hotel options, as well.—
Jenna Curcio,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Mar. 2026
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The more complex the problems become, the greater the demands on those external resources, while those resources themselves — due to the increasing specialization of the nature of the assignments — become less available, less comprehensive, and less sufficient overall.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Dope.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dope. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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