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
New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026
The cats encounter plenty of other animals on their adventures, from a drunk spider to a deer that gets hit by a car and curses out the driver.
—Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Briauna Brown, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
Amidst the drunk, half-naked and lascivious troupe, Father Vincent O’Keeffe, in his dark black suit and pasty bald pate, strikes an incongruous figure.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 24 Mar. 2026
Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
On-the-clock city employees drank at bars near O’Hare International Airport and then returned to the airport for the remainder of their shifts, an investigation by the city’s Office of Inspector General found.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
Those who are caught routinely speeding in school zones are not any less dangerous than those who drive drunk.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026
The cats encounter plenty of other animals on their adventures, from a drunk spider to a deer that gets hit by a car and curses out the driver.
—Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Noun
Her decision was to get behind the wheel drunk.
—Briauna Brown, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
Amidst the drunk, half-naked and lascivious troupe, Father Vincent O’Keeffe, in his dark black suit and pasty bald pate, strikes an incongruous figure.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 24 Mar. 2026
Verb
O’Keefe family members had between the two criminal trials filed a civil suit against Read and two bars where Read and O’Keefe had drank the night ahead of his death.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
On-the-clock city employees drank at bars near O’Hare International Airport and then returned to the airport for the remainder of their shifts, an investigation by the city’s Office of Inspector General found.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drunk
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Neighbors said the drunken Queens man who broke into his estranged wife’s home and set off a gas explosion seemed like anything but a ticking time bomb.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
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No festivals, no Lilith Fairs — not even a random dive bar on a drunken night out in the ’90s.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2026
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Jones was a sometimes violent alcoholic, and Wynette developed a lifelong addiction to painkillers after a botched hysterectomy.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
24 Apr. 2026
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AlAnon is a support group for family and friends of alcoholics/addicts.—
Ramona Sentinel,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Apr. 2026
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That spending spree pulled their 2026 payroll all the way up to 22nd in baseball.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
4 May 2026
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May her killing spree run forever!—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
4 May 2026
Verb
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The Yankees assistant hitting coach, promoted to Aaron Boone’s staff over the offseason, sipped on Atelier del Maestro Tequilero Extra Añejo.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Meager meals washed down with cloudy water sipped from moldy cups.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Aggie is boozed enough to think this is funny rather than disturbing.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
13 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Much of that burden is usually absorbed by galleries or institutional backers.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
4 May 2026
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The research firm added that some of this softness was absorbed by casual fashion categories that reflected the emphasis on wearability and comfort.—
Stephen Garner,
Footwear News,
4 May 2026
Adjective
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In Caveat, Isaac (Johnny French) and Olga (Leila Sykes) are both recovering from traumatic events that have left them impaired — him an amnesiac, her intermittently catatonic.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
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The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, signed by former President Joe Biden in 2021, directs the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to require new vehicles to include technology that can detect impaired driving and stop a car if something is wrong.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Race, bad bosses and the fly-on-the-wall fun of watching office politics and micro-aggressions play out makes this workplace suspense novel a total page-turner (as well as a binge-worthy limited television series).—
Laura Zigman,
PEOPLE,
2 May 2026
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However, for those just looking for a typical Netflix binge, the show works just fine.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Drunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drunk. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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