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
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
Two men — drunk named Liam, played by Callum Turner, and a family man named Nick, played by George Mackay — unaware of the vessel’s past, are hired by the families of the deceased crew to go out once more.
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Sam Bodrojan,
IndieWire,
17 June 2026
Kyle Wagner,
New York Daily News,
3 June 2026
Our purpose was not to get the campus drunk.
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Peter Hessler,
New Yorker,
31 May 2026
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
12 June 2026
Researchers used meta-analyses and data modeling to estimate alcohol-specific risks for various diseases and injuries, and then compared those hazards to risks in people who never drank.
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Isabella Cueto,
STAT,
9 June 2026
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Adjective
His grandfather would get drunk and would recite this poem.
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Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
Two men — drunk named Liam, played by Callum Turner, and a family man named Nick, played by George Mackay — unaware of the vessel’s past, are hired by the families of the deceased crew to go out once more.
—
Sam Bodrojan,
IndieWire,
17 June 2026
Noun
This is different from the pastime counterfactuals enjoyed after the fact by barfly drunks and social media idiots.
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Kyle Wagner,
New York Daily News,
3 June 2026
Our purpose was not to get the campus drunk.
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Peter Hessler,
New Yorker,
31 May 2026
Verb
But the group that knowingly drank decaf also experienced significant relief, while the water group saw essentially no change.
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Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
12 June 2026
Researchers used meta-analyses and data modeling to estimate alcohol-specific risks for various diseases and injuries, and then compared those hazards to risks in people who never drank.
—
Isabella Cueto,
STAT,
9 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drunk
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The show presented the moment as Sullivan, who had a boyfriend at the time of filming the 2004 cycle months prior in 2003, having a drunken one-off affair with one of the male models in attendance.
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Years of advocacy led by victims’ families exposed mistakes and wrongdoing by police – who initially spread a false narrative blaming drunken fans – and extracted an apology from the government.
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Sam Sanders grew up in anger; his father, an alcoholic, would come home from work furious, Matt says, beating Sam with his belt.
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The child of alcoholics, Dreesen often referenced his rough-and-tumble upbringing in his comedy sets, telling tales of little Tommy shining shoes in the taverns of the South Side to feed his siblings.
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The charges stem from a March 15 crime spree in southeast Portland that prosecutors said targeted four women.
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And Louis, perhaps exhausted from his spree of bouts, but also perhaps looking past Schmeling, hadn’t trained much.
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Guests sipped cocktails as music by Travis Tritt and Jake Owen played over the loudspeakers.
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Both handhelds sipped power during Balatro, draining the battery at around 14W and 9W, respectively.
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Kara crashes in, all boozed up, having returned to a planet where their super-metabolism doesn’t work.
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Aggie is boozed enough to think this is funny rather than disturbing.
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In fact, the Department of Energy estimates that about 76 percent of the sunlight that hits a standard double-pane window is absorbed as heat, making things hotter.
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First, its molecules prefer to sit on the surface of the skin rather than being more readily absorbed into the bloodstream, which can occur for some formulations.
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An uncertain situation can still be a poor investment when a weak balance sheet or a permanently impaired business is involved.
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Peptide skin-care products have the unique ability to target a host of skin concerns, from sagging to an impaired skin barrier, in part because there are so many different types of peptides.
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Download it now for the most binge-worthy celeb content, exclusive video clips, astrology updates and more!
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His most recent transactions—spending more than $8 million on 600,000 shares in early June—are just the latest in a nearly $30 million buying binge since early May.
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“Drunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drunk. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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