as in drunken
being under the influence of alcohol
several wedding guests who got a little drunk
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as in alcoholic
a person who makes a habit of getting drunk
you can't trust anything that old drunk says
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as in spree
a bout of prolonged or excessive drinking
after a weeklong drunk he was unable to remember anything
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or drank
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as in sipped
to swallow in liquid form
the doctor wants her to drink lots of water before the examination
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as in boozed
to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages
we're worried that she's started drinking again
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Recent Examples of drunk
Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025
The options are vast, ranging from Rita Ora vamping on one station and drunk gay daddies being spotlighted on another.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 30 Dec. 2025
Jeremy Collins, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
Me, a former drunk and meth addict who could very well have rabies.
—David Sedaris, New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2025
Alexandria Nyembwe, Health, 29 Dec. 2025
The study showed that women who drank tea had slightly higher total hip BMD than those who did not.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 28 Dec. 2025
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Adjective
In 2010, Moseby was charged with being drunk in public in Santa Barbara.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025
The options are vast, ranging from Rita Ora vamping on one station and drunk gay daddies being spotlighted on another.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 30 Dec. 2025
Noun
Booze was always on hand in those ballparks, and Bobby could be a mean drunk.
—Jeremy Collins, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
Me, a former drunk and meth addict who could very well have rabies.
—David Sedaris, New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2025
Verb
Participants drank one serving of tomato juice each morning for six weeks.
—Alexandria Nyembwe, Health, 29 Dec. 2025
The study showed that women who drank tea had slightly higher total hip BMD than those who did not.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 28 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drunk
Adjective
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The play saw the actors star as two strangers who have a drunken one-night stand after meeting at a wedding.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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Arizona is home to some of the nation's strictest laws on drunken driving.—
Shelby Slade,
AZCentral.com,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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These moments sit uneasily alongside patients the show treats with real feeling, like Louie, an older alcoholic who recurs through the first half of the season and is understood as a familiar presence in the ER.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
6 Jan. 2026
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Song Sung Blue centers on Mike Sardina (Jackman), a recovering alcoholic, Vietnam veteran and small-time musician working as a mechanic to support his love for performing, and Claire Stengl (Hudson), a struggling single mother who moonlights as a Patsy Cline impersonator.—
Robert Lang,
Deadline,
5 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Luchin was charged with the spree in state court last year, but now federal prosecutors have taken the reins.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
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The robbery was believed to be one of eight Chicago-area bank heists pulled by Erickson in a 23-month crime spree that netted nearly $180,000.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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And that’s what it’s geared for, apparently—making cocktails, like a colorless version of an espresso martini—although it can also be sipped neat or over ice.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
9 Jan. 2026
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Music blared while people awkwardly exchanged small talk and sipped their drinks.—
Lila Shroff,
The Atlantic,
20 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Aggie is boozed enough to think this is funny rather than disturbing.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
13 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Breadon tasked Worrell with chairing the environmental justice resiliency and parks committee along with the committee on labor and economic development, which has absorbed the former committee on small business and professional licensure.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
13 Jan. 2026
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Both juries absorbed the totality of the circumstances and reached for a lever of indignation rather than the strict logic of the law.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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This approach draws on a concept known as sensory substitution, in which information from a missing or impaired sense is rerouted through a functioning one.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 Jan. 2026
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All were badly wounded; one of them, Darrell Cabey, was left permanently paralyzed and cognitively impaired.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Perfect New Year’s Day binge-fest.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Jan. 2026
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Epic Words With Friends sessions or productive Wikipedia binges clearly fall in the less-problematic camp.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
23 Dec. 2025
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“Drunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drunk. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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