as in drunk
being under the influence of alcohol
after a night spent partying, the fraternity brothers were all severely inebriated
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Recent Examples of inebriated
There’s a scene in a restaurant in which Sylvia, while reeling from the effects of a weed gummy, tries to unearth a few secrets from her friends, and the way Byrne instills her character’s false confidence into every inebriated gesture and slurred word is nothing short of stunning.
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 6 Aug. 2025
After Clark returns to the Fortress of Solitude, there’s a large crash and a very inebriated Kara Zor-El comes plummeting through the wall.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
The idea to have an extremely inebriated Dave Franco recap the ridiculous events of the penultimate episode of The Studio to kick off the season finale was a rather last-minute one.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 21 May 2025
Since then, there have been a string of embarrassing incidents involving alcohol on planes, including inebriated passengers, crewmembers, and even pilots.
—Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 3 May 2025
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 6 Aug. 2025
After Clark returns to the Fortress of Solitude, there’s a large crash and a very inebriated Kara Zor-El comes plummeting through the wall.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
The idea to have an extremely inebriated Dave Franco recap the ridiculous events of the penultimate episode of The Studio to kick off the season finale was a rather last-minute one.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 21 May 2025
Since then, there have been a string of embarrassing incidents involving alcohol on planes, including inebriated passengers, crewmembers, and even pilots.
—Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 3 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inebriated
Adjective
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But marijuana consumption has gone up at the same time that alcohol consumption has gone down, and the qualitative differences between being high and being drunk translate to differences in social behavior.—
Dan Brooks,
The Atlantic,
3 Nov. 2025
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Eilert is soon drunk and distraught over seemingly losing his manuscript, and Hedda tells her ex-lover to kill himself.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Nineteenth century reformers and religious authorities condemned the circus as an ungodly, drunken spectacle ripe with gender transgressions and obscenities.—
Time,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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The fatal October crash is the latest of several drunken driving charges for the 53-year-old Dominguez.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Yet, in a game in the biggest league in the world, the decision was left to be made by a man with an impaired view of the incident.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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For centuries, if you were born with impaired eyesight, there was nothing that could be done about it.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Breakfast dishes include a California-style burrito and a sweet potato bowl with Peruvian-style roast chicken, while lunch options include pan con chicharron sandwiches with fried pork and sweet potato.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Nov. 2025
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Hot fried eggplant was stacked greater than 2 inches in a hotel pan for cooling.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Inebriated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inebriated. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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