Synonyms of besotted

besotted 1 of 2

adjective (1)

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

besotted (by)

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adjective (2)

as in enraptured (by)

filled with an intense or excessive love for

was so besotted by the movies that as a kid he'd sometimes spend all day staring up at the silver screen

Synonyms & Similar Words

• enraptured (by)
• crazy (about or over)
• infatuated (with)
• gone (on)
• nuts (about)
• mad (about)
• obsessed
• sweet on
• enamored (of)
• dotty (over)
• gaga (over)
• charmed
• stuck on
• fascinated
• enchanted
• hung up (on)
• foolish
• silly
• wild
• entranced
• bewitched
• captivated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• detached
• cool
• unimpressed
• disillusioned
• disenchanted
• unenchanted
• heart-free

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of besotted

Adjective

At a Cafe Beaujolais-style inn Margaret Fox first opened the doors of her iconic cafe nearly 50 years ago, delighting locals and wooing besotted Bay Area weekenders. —John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025

But Zehme remains too besotted by Carson to reconcile these disparate pieces of the man in any meaningful way. —Isaac Butler, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2024

In a difficult role, Freeman makes the besotted teacher an incurable romantic, at least in his eyes. —James Verniere, Boston Herald, 26 Jan. 2024

Stone, who also executive-produces, is Bella Baxter, the subject of a strange, questionably ethical reanimation experiment at the hands of Dr. Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe) and his besotted assistant, Max McCandles (Ramy Youssef). —Rachel Handler, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2024

Phrases Containing besotted

• besotted (by)

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