strung-out

1. 1.

   addicted to a drug

   Synonymsdependentdependantdrug-addictedhooked

   Similaraddicted

Questions about strung-out

What does strung-out mean?

strung-out means "addicted to a drug".

How many syllables are in strung-out?

strung-out has 2 syllables: strun-g-out. The stress falls on "strun".

What is another word for strung-out?

Close synonyms include dependent, dependant, drug-addicted, hooked. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is strung-out a common word?

strung-out is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.