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

There was another meeting at Perry’s home in 2021, during which Dixon said the producer again drank too much and allegedly groped Dixon during a good-night hug, according to The Hollywood Reporter. —Martha Ross, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025

People who work outside drank more sugary drinks than those who work inside, and the same went for families where the head of the household was less educated. —Seth Borenstein, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025

One witness told law enforcement, and additional sources told the Miami Herald, that Díaz de la Portilla, who is now 60, sometimes drank during city meetings. —Joey Flechas, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025

Older adults who drank nitrate-rich beetroot juice had fewer mouth bacteria called Prevotella, which is linked to inflammation, and more helpful bacteria like Neisseria. —Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025

And last season, the pair drank a whole lot of that tasty tea with the help of Corbin. —Emma Moon, Charlotte Observer, 29 Aug. 2025

Celebrities like Kendall Jenner, Adrien Brody, and Naomi Campbell, along with leading New York politicians, drank Dom Pérignon amid loose bricks, fires burning in trash cans, and a sculpture made from bullet-riddled cars. —Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025

Despite the horror that could have unfolded if the woman drank the juice, the couple shared a laugh over their swift discovery, before anything had happened. —Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025

Bathed in sunshine, dozens of demonstrators drank tea, ate cake featuring a meme of the vice president’s face and held up humorous placards Tuesday in the small community in the Cotswolds, as this part of the countryside is known. —Roisín Savage, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2025