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adjective

ˈdrəŋk How to pronounce drunk (audio)
Definition of drunknext
as in drunken
being under the influence of alcohol several wedding guests who got a little drunk

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drunk

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noun

1
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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2
as in spree
a bout of prolonged or excessive drinking after a weeklong drunk he was unable to remember anything

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drunk

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verb

variants or drank
past participle of drink
1
as in sipped
to swallow in liquid form the doctor wants her to drink lots of water before the examination

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2
as in boozed
to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages we're worried that she's started drinking again

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3
as in absorbed
to take in (something liquid) through small openings the hot surface of the porous rock drank water like a sponge

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Recent Examples of drunk
Adjective
The only improvement on getting drunk together is doing so at the pub with their friend Brendan, an appealingly oafish character whom the couple treat as something between a pet and a foster child—and whom Betty on the sly treats as a lover too. — Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 2026 Half the fun was driving out to the desert and getting drunk, spending the night in an RV and getting up with a hangover. — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
Noun
Advertisement Amid efforts by both campaigns to push policy ideas like tax cuts and education reform, the ad war has boiled down to attacks portraying Ramaswamy as a conman and Acton as a drunk. — Philip Elliott, Time, 19 Oct. 2026 The drunk-and-disorderly charge is linked to a December incident, in which Minton is accused of shouting and cursing at patrons of a tattoo studio in Hickory, court records show. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2026
Verb
In contrast, people who drank tea at room temperature or hot — but not scalding — had significantly lower risk than those who did not regularly drink tea. — Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026 The group drank alcohol and used a series of drugs — including cocaine and Xanax from the dark web, prosecutors say. — Charlotte Observer, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for drunk
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drunk
  1. drunken
  2. alcoholic
  3. spree
  4. sipped
  5. boozed
  6. absorbed
  7. impaired
  8. binge
Adjective
  • The 1987 version of the unusual holiday tune about a drunken couple’s highs and lows during a Christmastime outing includes the female character in the song denigrating her boyfriend with a slang term used to insult gay men.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Amid the chaos of their drunken houseparty, Lisbeth takes one for the team and buries a body—literally.
    — Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of drunken
Noun
  • By the time Casey came under the wing of other recovering alcoholics in the 1990s, Murphy was a local legend.
    — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Premiering in 2013, Faris starred in the first seven seasons of Mom as Christy, a recovering alcoholic who struggles to maintain a job, her family and her sobriety as her mom Bonnie (Allison Janney), who’s also in recovery, moves in with her.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of alcoholic
Noun
  • While the losses made up a small percentage of overall employees, the drop compounded longstanding shortages — and contrasted sharply with a hiring spree under President Joe Biden that had begun to address them.
    — Eric Umansky, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2026
  • According to the Benicia Police Department, David Magana received a sentence of 146 years to life following a crime spree that took place in March 2024.
    — Tim Fang, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of spree
Verb
  • And in lieu of warm apple cider, sweet coconut water is sipped beachside straight from a coco.
    — Von Diaz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Nov. 2026
  • The leaves are steeped in a hollowed gourd and the drink is sipped through a metal straw called a bombilla, and the gourd passes from hand to hand among friends, family and sometimes strangers, refilled for hours.
    — ISABEL DEBRE, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of sipped
Verb
  • Kara crashes in, all boozed up, having returned to a planet where their super-metabolism doesn’t work.
    — Kate Aurthur, Variety, 20 May 2026
  • Aggie is boozed enough to think this is funny rather than disturbing.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025
Definition of boozed
Verb
  • Together, the two sinks absorbed roughly half of those emissions.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 14 Nov. 2026
  • The world’s oceans have absorbed 35% of carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels since 1990, our new research shows, and the forests and other plants of the world have absorbed another 13%.
    — Andrew C. Manning, The Conversation, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of absorbed
Adjective
  • With Halloween this weekend, police will be out in force to make sure drivers are not drunk or impaired.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
  • All the while, violence statistics quietly tally the cost of our impaired vision.
    — Michele Decker, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of impaired
Noun
  • Cutter Gauthier extended the NHL’s most prolific seven-game goal scoring binge in more than three decades with a first-period score for the Ducks.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Cutter Gauthier extended the NHL's most prolific seven-game goal-scoring binge in more than three decades with a first-period score for Anaheim.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of binge

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“Drunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drunk. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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