Synonyms of drank

drank

verb

past tense of drink

1

as in sipped

to swallow in liquid form

the doctor wants her to drink lots of water before the examination

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sipped
• gulped
• licked
• quaffed
• supped
• swigged
• guzzled
• imbibed
• slurped
• swilled
• sucked
• consumed
• tossed (down or off)
• pounded (down)
• hoisted
• knocked back
• slugged (down)
• belted (down)
• lapped
• downed
• toasted
• mouthed (down)
• tippled
• wined
• killed
• put away
• pledged
• ingurgitated
• nipped

2

as in boozed

to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages

we're worried that she's started drinking again

Synonyms & Similar Words

• boozed
• reveled
• guzzled
• tippled
• soaked
• hit the bottle
• bibbed
• caroused
• liquored (up)
• lushed (up)
• imbibed
• boozed it up
• nipped

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• abstained

3

as in absorbed

to take in (something liquid) through small openings

the hot surface of the porous rock drank water like a sponge

Synonyms & Similar Words

• absorbed
• swallowed
• sipped
• imbibed
• soaked (up)
• sponged
• sucked (up)
• took up
• gulped
• quaffed
• swigged
• guzzled
• slurped
• swilled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of drank

Three years later, censured by his Senate colleagues, ostracized by his party, and ignored by the press, McCarthy drank himself to death, a broken man at the age of 48. — Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 10 July 2026

On the day of the murders, he was said to have drank more than a quart of vodka. — Dan Sullivan, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 July 2026

On the coast, the quirky tradition that is the Hermosa Beach Ironman returned, too, as dozens of people ran, paddled and drank a six pack of suds. — Daily News, 4 July 2026

Eighteenth-century Americans drank a staggering amount of alcohol compared to us today, so there are two important essentials for your party, both involving booze. — Brooke Barbier, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026

People drank rum punch at almost every gathering, often sharing from a single communal bowl. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026

The 64-year-old had come from Oklahoma with his wife and son to walk up the 56 steps next to Sinking Spring, a sinkhole opening to a karst aquifer from which Lincoln first drank. — Chris Kenning, USA Today, 2 July 2026

Desperate patients drank liquor to escape the procedure in this pre-anaesthesia era. — Katherine Ott, The Conversation, 2 July 2026

The study, published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, found this link whether people drank regular or decaf, and even among those who added sugar or artificial sweeteners. — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 2 July 2026