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adjective

ˈdrəŋk How to pronounce drunk (audio)
Definition of drunknext
as in drunken
being under the influence of alcohol several wedding guests who got a little drunk

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drunk

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noun

1
as in alcoholic
a person who makes a habit of getting drunk you can't trust anything that old drunk says

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2
as in spree
a bout of prolonged or excessive drinking after a weeklong drunk he was unable to remember anything

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drunk

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verb

variants or drank
past participle of drink
1
as in sipped
to swallow in liquid form the doctor wants her to drink lots of water before the examination

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2
as in boozed
to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages we're worried that she's started drinking again

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3
as in absorbed
to take in (something liquid) through small openings the hot surface of the porous rock drank water like a sponge

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Recent Examples of drunk
Adjective
All of those involved, including Doe, are alleged to have been drunk and on drugs. — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026 That’s a lesson that a pair of teens who hired a Waymo, spent their ride getting drunk, and shot gel beads out the windows learned the hard way this summer. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 1 Oct. 2026
Noun
In the beginning, the team largely focused on fatal drunk-driving cases, Cherney said. — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026 Every day, approximately 32 people in the United States are killed in drunk-driving crashes, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
Verb
His daughter's husband, who drank heavily, toppled off his boat and drowned. — Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 20 Sep. 2026 The researchers found that people who primarily drank wine also tended to have more wine knowledge. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for drunk
Recent Examples of Synonyms for drunk
  1. drunken
  2. alcoholic
  3. spree
  4. sipped
  5. boozed
  6. absorbed
  7. impaired
  8. binge
Adjective
  • She’s reused footage from the Greyhounds’ previous attempt at creating a viral video to create a new, more fun clip that makes liberal use of Rebecca’s drunken chastising of fans for not showing up.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2026
  • He’d been sent to prison in 2009 after multiple drunken driving offenses.
    — Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of drunken
Noun
  • The answers to these questions are very important to our community of addicts and alcoholics, both in and out of recovery.
    — David Manheim, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Dad is an abusive alcoholic, prone to berating and even assaulting his daughter in front of guests, of which Vangelio is currently the only one.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of alcoholic
Noun
  • That borrowing spree, in turn, could present a risk to large Wall Street firms if clients are unable to pay them back.
    — Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The stakes are highest for Meta, which went on a massive spending spree last year to acquire talent and build a business in AI that could compete with OpenAI and Anthropic.
    — Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of spree
Verb
  • Nightcaps or pre-dinner cocktails, like a Maple Bacon Sour, can be sipped on the rooftop or in the Ivanhouse Lounge, which has 11-foot windows to take in the starry skies.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Perched like seabirds on wobbly plastic stools, leathery and liver-spotted from hours in the sun, some smoked while others sipped packets of bandung or chrysanthemum tea.
    — Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of sipped
Verb
  • Kara crashes in, all boozed up, having returned to a planet where their super-metabolism doesn’t work.
    — Kate Aurthur, Variety, 20 May 2026
  • Aggie is boozed enough to think this is funny rather than disturbing.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025
Definition of boozed
Verb
  • Independent consultants, hired by the city, reviewed the plans and found the traffic expected to be generated can be absorbed by surrounding roadways with minimal impact to existing traffic, Latinovic said.
    — Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Add the flour, chocolate chunks and about three-quarters of the broken graham crackers and stir with a rubber spatula until combined and all the flour is absorbed.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of absorbed
Adjective
  • The voluntary intoxication loophole means a person may be too impaired to make a meaningful choice and still fall outside the law’s protections for incapacity.
    — Ilana Turko, New York Daily News, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Sleep has been shown to play an important role in clearing waste products linked to impaired brain function and Alzheimer's disease from the brain, according to the NIH.
    — Ava Tsapatsaris, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of impaired
Noun
  • Prettygarden Short Sleeve Top and Wide Leg Pant Level up your binge-watching with this short-sleeve top and wide-leg pant set.
    — Lauren Finney Harden, InStyle, 7 Oct. 2026
  • However, emotional hunger or binge-eating disorders are different.
    — Roberto Prieto, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of binge

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“Drunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drunk. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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