Synonyms of besotted

besotted

adjective

bi-ˈsä-təd 

as in drunk

being under the influence of alcohol

the friends agreed they couldn't let him drive in his besotted condition

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drunk
• drunken
• fried
• wet
• blind
• impaired
• wasted
• inebriated
• tipsy
• intoxicated
• sozzled
• inebriate
• plastered
• sottish
• bombed
• boozy
• pickled
• soused
• under the influence
• crocked
• stewed
• sloshed
• gassed
• loaded
• stoned
• lit
• blotto
• ripped
• smashed
• stinking
• pie-eyed
• cockeyed
• hammered
• tiddly
• potted
• looped
• blitzed
• blasted
• juiced
• tanked
• lit up
• three sheets in the wind
• under the weather
• alcoholic
• stiff
• squiffed
• wiped out
• oiled
• high
• canned
• in the bag
• tight
• maudlin
• in one's cups
• befuddled
• stupefied
• debauched
• dopey
• dissolute
• crapulous
• beery
• bleary-eyed
• dissipated
• rocky
• strung out
• bibulous
• dipsomaniacal

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sober
• straight
• dry
• temperate
• abstemious
• steady
• level
• cool
• teetotal
• abstinent
• clearheaded

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of besotted

If anything, Oppenheimer can be overly besotted. — Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026

In front of me at her show sat a group of young women who seemed besotted by Sui’s faux fur coats and bags and her paillette beanies and sparkly twinsets. — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 19 Feb. 2026

Carolyn sneaks into a gala; Klein, the fairy godmother, introduces her to the instantly besotted prince, John. — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026

Burnishing his cult of personality is, for all but the most besotted or trollish, not on that list. — Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2026

Phrases Containing besotted

• besotted (by)

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