ANESTHETIZED Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

anesthetized

adjective

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Recent Examples of anesthetized The lyrics have the same anesthetized ennui as in emo rap and the new wave of online rock, but the beats are menacingly new and dead-set on defacing your consciousness. — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 17 Dec. 2025 The former’s video-game fanfare is a set piece for beef, and the latter’s soulfulness arrives shackled to anesthetized sighs. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025 After an anesthetized cockroach is secured on the platform, a motor slides that rig into position, and a computer vision system assesses the insect's body size and position. — New Atlas, 12 Aug. 2025 Require consent to perform an intimate examination on an anesthetized or unconscious patient, except under limited circumstances, according to an amendment to the bill. — Max Filby, The Enquirer, 20 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for anesthetized

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His record includes work concerning drunk and drugged driving, criminal sentencing, public safety, the rights of victims and the administration of the courts.

— Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 24 Aug. 2026
Joel Sicon Porix, who was part of a road repair crew, was killed Monday when an allegedly drugged driver barreled onto the sidewalk in Nesconset.

— Carolyn Gusoff, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

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Certain men have reportedly watched CCTV footage of their stupefied selves inexplicably helping their robbers gut their apartments of possessions.

— Mattha Busby, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026
The man hugged a bag, the woman shouted and flailed her arms, and the young teenage boy pulled at his sister, who seemed stupefied.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 July 2026

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