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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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
Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026
Dane receives more screen time, but his dissolute, oft-drunk character is hard to watch knowing the actor’s offscreen battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
—Carla Meyer, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Apr. 2026
Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 24 Mar. 2026
Justin Timberlake, who closed out BottleRock Napa Valley 2025 after a turbulent year, is now fighting to keep video of his 2024 drunk-driving arrest from becoming public.
—Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Mar. 2026
Kennedy French, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
Briany drank 5 ounces at each feeding.
—Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica, 23 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
Spring Breakers getting drunk in the street.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026
Dane receives more screen time, but his dissolute, oft-drunk character is hard to watch knowing the actor’s offscreen battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
—Carla Meyer, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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
Justin Timberlake, who closed out BottleRock Napa Valley 2025 after a turbulent year, is now fighting to keep video of his 2024 drunk-driving arrest from becoming public.
—Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Mar. 2026
Verb
Fig, meanwhile, has drunk the Kool-Aid entirely, Shipp explains.
—Kennedy French, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
Briany drank 5 ounces at each feeding.
—Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica, 23 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drunk
Adjective
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Roster imbues his Ed with a sort of goofball persona, delightfully recalling his many hotel adventures after some drunken discomfort.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Demorris Hunter was accused of strangling 38-year-old Teresa Green in May 2002 shortly after a party with their neighbors allegedly ended in a drunken altercation.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2026
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Each one is thoughtfully crafted with its alcoholic sibling in mind, so the notes and flavors felt more like siblings than distant cousins.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Apr. 2026
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The whisky priest, an alcoholic who has broken most of his vows, is the sole remaining active priest in the state.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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So, will the Rockies go on a spending spree this season?—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
12 Apr. 2026
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Gennari and photographer Chris Fallows both agree the numbers of great whites plummeted a few years before Port and Starboard began their killing spree.—
Michael H Gavshon,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Locals sipped coffees and worked on laptops by the lobby’s roaring fire; in the bar, happy hour was underway and a mixologist was pouring Misty Fjords spritzes.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Apr. 2026
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Of course, the point is not to just drink a tequila that packs a bigger punch, but to enjoy one that maintains its character and flavor—even with more alcohol than usual—that can be sipped or mixed into a drink.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
15 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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Both Trotsky and Paul get absorbed in quarrelsome dialectics and in point-scoring built around minute differences.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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The system absorbed the strike.—
Winston Ma,
semafor.com,
13 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The internet is full of accounts of the difficulties of captchas for the visually impaired, so ChatGPT’s training data is full of them, too.—
Amanda Gefter,
Quanta Magazine,
10 Apr. 2026
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Cellphone use can distract students and lead to disengagement from school, impaired learning and poorer mental health.—
Brian Jacob,
The Conversation,
9 Apr. 2026
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By 18, O’Rourke was a binge and blackout drinker and regularly used drugs including cocaine, amphetamines and barbiturates.—
Jan Goldsmith,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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Instead of a lean eight-episode binge drop and a moody antihero, the medical drama rolls out 15-episode seasons, one a week, full of lofty ideals and heroic characters fighting the good fight.—
Jennifer Silverman,
Rolling Stone,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Drunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drunk. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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