pickled

adjective

pick·​led ˈpi-kəld 

1

: preserved in or cured with pickle

pickled herring

2

informal : drunk sense 1a

… once got pickled on two glasses of punch at an office party …

—Rex Stout

Synonyms of pickled

• fried
• drunk
• drunken
• wet
• impaired
• wasted

Examples of pickled in a Sentence

He got pickled at the office party.

I must have been rather pickled when I agreed to your stupid scheme.

Recent Examples on the Web

Top with pickled onions, cabbage, white sauce, and 1 cup cilantro leaves. — ABC News, 29 June 2026

Add a few jalapeño slices or a splash of pickled jalapeño juice to the shaker before mixing the ingredients for a swicy sip. — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 June 2026

Large cans of jalapeños and taco sauce, tins of jumbo squid, sacks filled with varying flour types, jars of grape leaves, curry paste, pickled ginger, Japanese mayo, lychee in syrup, Mediterranean chocolate candies and a wide variety of ramen noodle packets were among the items on the shelves. — Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2026

For now, at least, pickled manatee tail is off the table. — David Merritt Johns, The Atlantic, 27 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1552, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for pickled

• prickled
• tickled
• trickled

Kids Definition

pickled

adjective

pick·​led

: preserved with pickle