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

During pre-production, the group drank margaritas in Elassal’s hotel room, went on weekend outings to hockey games, even shared their biggest secrets. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2026

Last month, six soldiers held a woman who drank a bottle of root beer without paying. — Brad Heath, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026

One study found that participants who drank kefir daily had increased ApoA1 levels compared to those who drank regular milk. — Anthea Levi, HEALTH, 19 Aug. 2026

Ghalib was a devout Muslim yet drank wine despite Islam’s prohibition on alcohol. — Aishwarya Lakshmi, The Conversation, 18 Aug. 2026

Her father drank apple juice, romped in the garden, and remembers his time in Madras fondly. — Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026

On the west coast of Mexico, Michael Giardina, a Navy veteran, sat cross-legged on a cushion, and drank tea made with ground up psychedelic mushrooms. — Will Croxton, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026

Hampton drank three Shiner bottled beers and two shots of whiskey at a Grand Prairie pool hall and smoked marijuana at his manager’s house in the hours before the collision, Hampton told a police officer near the scene. — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Aug. 2026

These toads would be boiled down in billycans to produce a sludgy brew, which the hippies purportedly drank. — Kimon De Greef, Longreads, 4 Aug. 2026