Synonyms
Adjective
- addled
- addlepated
- bedeviled
- befogged
- befuddled
- bemused
- bewildered
- bushed [chiefly Australian]
- confounded
- confused
- dazed
- distracted
- dizzy
- dopey
- dopy
- fogged
- mixed-up
- muddleheaded
- muzzy
- pixilated
- pixillated
- punch-drunk
- punchy
- raddled
- shell-shocked
- silly
- slaphappy
- spaced-out
- spaced
- spacey
- spacy
- stunned
- stupefied
- zonked
- zonked-out
Verb
Examples of addle in a Sentence
Adjective
my brain grew more and more addle as I made my way through the tax instructions
Verb
It's a dangerous poison that's strong enough to addle the brain.
Their brains were addled with fear.
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Ann Hornaday, Twin Cities, 25 July 2019
Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2024
Writer’s block was extreme, and the alcohol had addled his mind.
—Vulture, 31 Jan. 2024
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Adjective
Soon enough, the foursome are in the back of that truck in an adventure that begins as a moneymaking scheme and promises to become a heroic journey into the heart of white supremacy at its most virulent and addle-minded.
—Ann Hornaday, Twin Cities, 25 July 2019
Verb
But sorry, who can listen to this and not think, this is abnormal?
Business
Column: California’s transgender sanctuary law survives a challenge as judge ridicules plaintiff’s claims
April 11, 2024
No one, other than people so addled by transgender-paranoia.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2024
Writer’s block was extreme, and the alcohol had addled his mind.
—Vulture, 31 Jan. 2024
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“Addle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/addle. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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