stoned

adjective

ˈstōnd 

1

: drunk sense 1a

2

: being under the influence of a drug (such as marijuana) taken especially for pleasure : high

Synonyms

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

Examples of stoned in a Sentence

He was stoned on pot.

They got stoned at the party.

Recent Examples on the Web

Doubling as formal introduction to anyone who hasn’t attended a Bushwick warehouse show with 45 stoned internet rappers on the lineup, Xavier’s tape is loosely threaded together by interview clips and DJ drops that contextualize the Upper West Side native’s referential yet futuristic turn-up music. —Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 9 Dec. 2024

Looking like a live-action version of Scooby-Doo’s bud Shaggy, Harrelson amps up the stoned silliness, but there’s always an edge to the character as well — which is perfectly in keeping with a movie that consistently keeps a foot in thriller terrain. —Tim Grierson, Vulture, 14 July 2024

All of that suggests that stoned driving should be a traffic offense, like speeding, not a crime, like driving drunk. —Mark A. R. Kleiman, Foreign Affairs, 28 June 2018

He was incredibly bummed out — and very, very, very stoned. —Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

stoned

adjective

ˈstōnd 

: being drunk or under the influence of a drug (as marijuana) taken especially for pleasure : high