BUZZED Synonyms: 143 Similar and Opposite Words

buzzed

verb

past tense of buzz

as in burst

to be copiously supplied for months the area has been buzzing with rumors that a megacorporation plans to locate its headquarters here

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as in sped

to proceed or move quickly we've been buzzing around all morning getting ready for the meeting with the VIPs from the head office

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as in hummed

to fly, turn, or move rapidly with a fluttering or vibratory sound the little plane buzzed past the crowd

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Recent Examples of buzzed That message carried into the museum's science classrooms, where children learned about electricity by holding hands to create a human circuit — prompting cheers as a device buzzed and lit up. —

Eva Andersen, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026 Fresh off a plane and finally inside the Toyota Center with a new cast of characters, Coby White stood on the baseline while the activity buzzed around him. —

Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 6 Feb. 2026 Texas did not cause any 5- or 10-second violations in that five-point loss, and LSU got all of its shots off before the shot clock buzzed. —

Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 4 Feb. 2026 The last time Italy hosted the Winter Games, in Turin 2006, spectators buzzed about the medals ceremony each day in the center of the city, which became a focal point of the Olympic spirit. —

Colleen Barry, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026 Someone buzzed him into the senate offices. —

Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026 On a recent afternoon, one of its nine New York stores buzzed with customers picking up mobile orders. —

Dee-Ann Durbin, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2026 Before long, Colin has buzzed his hair and fallen in with Ray’s biker gang, many of whose members are paired off in sub-dom dyads of their own. —

Justin Chang, New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2026 The atmosphere around the check-in tables buzzed, maps and instructions were passed around — a setup a lot like a marathon or a voter registration drive. —

Claire Wang, Oc Register, 28 Jan. 2026

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Others expel water from their cells to prevent the freeze-thaw cycle from bursting cell walls.

— Alex Kuffner, The Providence Journal, 14 Feb. 2026
After the penstock burst Friday, a technical rescue team from the Cal Fire Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit was called to the powerhouse, which is located below Lake Francis about 4½ miles from New Bullards Bar Reservoir and 2½ miles from Dobbins.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 14 Feb. 2026