as in drunken
being under the influence of alcohol
several wedding guests who got a little drunk
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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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as in spree
a bout of prolonged or excessive drinking
after a weeklong drunk he was unable to remember anything
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or drank
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as in sipped
to swallow in liquid form
the doctor wants her to drink lots of water before the examination
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as in boozed
to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages
we're worried that she's started drinking again
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Recent Examples of drunk
Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 24 Sep. 2025
In January, a Missouri woman, photographed holding Nancy Pelosi’s broken nameplate on January 6th, received ten years in prison for killing a woman while driving drunk.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2025
U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025
In the story, the father of Biel’s Chloe and Banks’ Nikki was a drunk who sobered up before his younger daughter Chloe was old enough to be aware of the worst of his behavior.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 26 May 2025
Katie Nixon, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Sep. 2025
After analysis, researchers discovered that when people drank raspberry leaf tea after consuming sucrose, their blood glucose and insulin levels were significantly reduced.
—Christina Manian, Health, 19 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
One Battle follows another ex-revolutionary (Leonardo DiCaprio), now holed up outside a fictional Northern California town and almost perpetually drunk or high, but otherwise doting on his teenage daughter (newcomer Chase Infiniti).
—Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 24 Sep. 2025
In January, a Missouri woman, photographed holding Nancy Pelosi’s broken nameplate on January 6th, received ten years in prison for killing a woman while driving drunk.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
Finally, our cities should impose stiff civil penalties on bars and valet services who let drunks drive.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025
In the story, the father of Biel’s Chloe and Banks’ Nikki was a drunk who sobered up before his younger daughter Chloe was old enough to be aware of the worst of his behavior.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 26 May 2025
Verb
According to Bed Bug Biology and Behavior, the bed bugs wriggling under hotel sheets the world over right now descend from cave-dwelling insects that originally drank bat blood.
—Katie Nixon, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Sep. 2025
After analysis, researchers discovered that when people drank raspberry leaf tea after consuming sucrose, their blood glucose and insulin levels were significantly reduced.
—Christina Manian, Health, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drunk
Adjective
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They get wasted at a party and engage in a drunken brawl.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Oct. 2025
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Naturally, no shortage of love triangles, drunken decisions, and roommate squabbles ensue — common comedy tropes that get turned on their heads by Waller-Bridge’s trademark offbeat, razor-sharp comedic instincts.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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James, who quit drinking three years ago, was a functional alcoholic for years.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
30 Sep. 2025
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Her mother abandoned her when Wuornos was 4, and she was adopted by her grandparents, who were alcoholics.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Advertisement In the late 2000s, as the climate warmed further, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad loosened restrictions on well drilling and started another dam building spree.—
Nik Kowsar,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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When a chilling new spree of murders happens 37 years later, an older Georgia (Heather Mitchell) is pulled back into the nightmare.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Svetlana sipped a fancy mixture of espresso and orange juice.—
Nina Khrushcheva,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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Russell sipped alcohol straight from the bottle and Ivaniukas triumphantly held up her ring for the celebratory photo op.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Caffeine is absorbed into your blood.—
Carley Millhone,
Health,
4 Oct. 2025
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Heavy fuel oil also produces black carbon, a kind of soot that can settle on the ice and accelerate melt by darkening the surface, meaning more of the sun’s energy is absorbed.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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More information from the EEOC on disability discrimination against individuals who are blind or visually impaired is online here.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Sep. 2025
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Key Takeaways Alcohol and Benadryl both depress the central nervous system (CNS), and combining them can dramatically worsen side effects like drowsiness, slowed breathing, confusion, and impaired coordination.—
Alex Yampolsky,
Verywell Health,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Download it now for the most binge-worthy celeb content, exclusive video clips, astrology updates and more!—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
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Interestingly, though, brokerage strategists' index targets continue to lag the index itself, professional investors are not yet maxed out on equity risk and even the retail-trader frenzy is short of the 2021 binge on unprofitable tech stocks and meme plays.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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So the 46,000 at the Stadium of Light gulped again.—
Michael Walker,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Drunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drunk. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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