zonked

1 9.1

Very tired, asleep, or feeling the effect of alcohol

adjective
/zɔŋkt/

Informal

: agotado

After the party, everyone was zonked and went straight to bed.

They look like they were just zonked like zombies.

Examples

This weekend I was pretty zonked out.

Blog text (13)
I mean, I'm zonked, bro.

Self Reliance (2024)
God, I don't know what happened to me but I feel zonked.

High Spirits (1988)
I'm pretty zonked actually.

Nobody Waved Goodbye (1964)
I'm pretty zonked.

It's Kind of a Funny Story (2010)
Wow, she's really zonked.

Hungry Wives (1972)
I'm so zonked, I didn't even open the blinds yet, and, uh... you know what--it's actually a really nice day out, now that I see it.

Wicker Park (2004)
After a long week of work, I felt completely zonked on Saturday morning.
He was so zonked from staying up all night that he fell asleep at his desk.

Synonyms

sleepy

vszonked

142 1.0

Feeling very tired and wanting to close your eyes

is more intense and can mean being unconscious from drugs

asleep

vszonked

73 1.0

Become not awake

is broader, also meaning extreme tiredness or being drugged

drowsy

vszonked

22 2.7

Feeling sleepy and not fully awake, often because you are tired or bored

is stronger, also implying deep sleep or drugged impairment

fatigued

vszonked

13 4.1

Feeling very tired and having no energy

is informal and adds either sleep or drug influence meanings

dopey

vszonked

Informal

3 4.0

Feeling sleepy, slow, and not very alert

can mean the same lack of alertness but also deep sleep

totn

vszonked

Slang

2 9.9

Feeling very tired and without energy

includes that exhaustion and also falling asleep or being high

spaced-out

vszonked

Informal

1 8.7

Not fully paying attention and feeling confused or dreamy

covers that dazed state but also strong sleep or drug effects

dozy

vszonked

1 4.3

Sleepy and likely to fall asleep

is more extreme, including full sleep or intoxicated stupor

sleepy-eyed

vszonked

1 4.0

Having eyes that look tired and like you want to close them

is a stronger state including deep sleep or drugged immobility

sleepyheaded

vszonked

1 5.3

Very tired and unable to keep your eyes open

is harsher, often meaning fully out from sleep or substances

snoozy

vszonked

Informal

1 4.6

Feeling sleepy or making you want to sleep

is more intense, often meaning complete unconsciousness or drug effect

whacked

vszonked

9.3

Feeling very tired with no energy left

is similar but also covers being asleep or drugged as well

wacked

vszonked

Informal

8.7

Very tired and without energy after hard work

is like this but also includes sleeping or being under influence

totally zogged

vszonked

Slang

9.9

Feeling very tired and without energy

adds sleeping or intoxicated states to that extreme exhaustion

as tired as HE-double-toothpicks

vszonked

Informal

9.9

So tired you can hardly move

is the informal word that can also mean asleep or drugged

blitzed

vszonked

Slang

9.9

Very drunk or extremely tired

is like this but more often used for sleepiness too

slumberous

vszonked

Literature

7.6

Calm and quiet in a way that makes you feel sleepy

is personally stronger, implying actual collapse into sleep or drugged state

slumbrous

vszonked

Literature

9.9

A calm, quiet mood that makes you feel sleepy

is more extreme, applying to deep sleep or intoxication as well

Antonyms

alert

137 3.5

A state of being ready and watchful for possible danger

How Tired

zonked

Informal

1 9.1

exhausted

104 2.0

tired

∞ 1.0

drowsy

22 2.7

sleepy

142 1.0

Surface Forms

zonked positive

Etymology

The word zonked likely comes from the slang verb zonk, which meant 'to hit' or 'to stun', and from the idea of being 'knocked out'. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine tiredness hitting you so hard you fall asleep, which is why zonked means extremely tired, asleep, or out of it.