as in awesome
of the very best kind
dude, there are some really dope rhymes on that rap album
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1
as in scoop
information not generally available to the public
the stool pigeon gave us the dope on the deal taking place that night at the warehouse
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2
as in idiot
a stupid person
that dope thought he could swim across the Colorado River at night
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Recent Examples of dope
Steve Appleford, SPIN, 6 Nov. 2024
Being able to foster collective reading with people who are incarcerated, as well as people on the outside, has been really dope.
—Christopher Soto, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024
Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
The cast is good, but especially early on, too many characters are just clueless dopes.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
All my friends are pretty dope musicians and always willing to add an idea.
—Steve Appleford, SPIN, 6 Nov. 2024
Being able to foster collective reading with people who are incarcerated, as well as people on the outside, has been really dope.
—Christopher Soto, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024
Noun
Prosecutors alleged that Ramirez came up with having Serrano arrange the hit on his longtime enemy, Vega, as a way to pay off a $20,000 dope debt that Serrano owed to Ali and his friend, Mason.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
The cast is good, but especially early on, too many characters are just clueless dopes.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dope
Adjective
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It’s been awesome for our team getting a guy like that.—
Scott Powers,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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There’s a beautiful string arrangement by David Davidson, who also worked on the original record, and Martin Terefe, who’s my oldest collaborator, produced, so that was awesome.—
Gary Graff,
Billboard,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Reporters would infiltrate and ingratiate in search of scoops.—
Jon Landau,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Oct. 2025
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Banijay has already made moves in this area this week, acquiring control of the creator-skewed agency Worktitel, per our earlier scoop.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Sims said Kaiser offers competitive pay and excellent health benefits, and is already reducing internal costs to make its latest wage offer to the Alliance of Health Care Unions — of which UNAC/UCHP is a member.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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Alabama’s Ty Simpson was excellent, finishing 23-for-31 for 200 yards and three touchdowns through the air.—
Maddie Hartley,
Kansas City Star,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Sign up to The Selection newsletter for hands-on product reviews, expert shopping tips and a look at the best deals and sales each week.—
Christian Orozco,
NBC news,
16 Oct. 2025
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Visitors can meet firefighters/paramedics and see live demonstrations, fire engines and equipment and pick up safety and wildfire prevention tips.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Oct. 2025
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Only a moron would cut the funding of an industry that actually brings revenue into the government’s pocket.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
18 Sep. 2025
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Seth Rollins gassed Bron up by saying Jey Uso thinks his dad is a loser and his uncle is a moron.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Given these complex three-way dynamics, Delhi will likely continue to upgrade ties to the Taliban regime, and support its efforts to gain greater independence from Pakistani influence.—
Happymon Jacob,
Time,
16 Oct. 2025
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Reese had some great tunes for her Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show debut.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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On Wednesday evening, North Carolina and Belichick released a joint statement to shut down rumors that the program was getting set to move on from the six-time Super Bowl champion head coach.—
Jordan Sigler,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Oct. 2025
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The discussion comes weeks after both Michelle and Barack Obama had to shoot down divorce rumors.—
StyleCaster Editors,
StyleCaster,
11 Oct. 2025
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So, the parallel thing that I’ve been frustrated by recently is not just calling Trump stupid, but calling Trump voters stupid.—
Drew Broussard
May 22,
Literary Hub,
22 May 2025
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Sometimes too stupid is actually smartski but sometimes is just stupid stupid.—
Caroline Downey,
National Review,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Dope.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dope. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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