pickled

adjective

pick·​led ˈpi-kəld 

1

: preserved in or cured with pickle

pickled herring

2

: drunk sense 1a

gets thoroughly pickled before dinner

—New Yorker

Synonyms

• besotted
• blasted [slang]
• blind
• blitzed [slang]
• blotto [slang]
• bombed
• boozy
• canned [slang]
• cockeyed
• crocked
• drunk
• drunken
• fried
• gassed
• hammered [slang]
• high
• impaired
• inebriate
• inebriated
• intoxicated
• juiced [slang]
• lit
• lit up
• loaded [slang]
• looped
• oiled [slang]
• pie-eyed
• plastered
• potted [slang]
• ripped [slang]
• sloshed [slang]
• smashed [slang]
• sottish
• soused
• sozzled
• squiffed
• squiffy
• stewed
• stiff
• stinking [slang]
• stoned
• tanked [slang]
• tiddly [chiefly British]
• tight
• tipsy
• wasted [slang]
• wet
• wiped out [slang]

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

Just think of how the daikon and carrot in a banh mi adds the complexity to that classic sandwich, or how pickled Italian long hot peppers could be sprinkled on top of a pepperoni pizza to take it to a new level. —Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 2 July 2024

With crunchy sugar snap peas and lots of tender herbs folded into this pickled shrimp salad, every bite is bursting with flavor. —Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 30 June 2024

The new menu offers starters such as BBQ pork belly served with pickled collards and smashburger sliders. —Michelle Deal-Zimmerman, Baltimore Sun, 2 July 2024

The dish came with rice, which mellowed the intensity, while the pickled onions brought a nice, tart vibrancy. —Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 1 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1552, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

pickled

adjective

pick·​led

: preserved with pickle