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
Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
After Joy Behar discussed questionable choices while drunk, Goldberg admitted she's said stupid things in the past while drunk.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
Brian Moylan, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
Charlie Sheen once piloted a jet drunk.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Some ferrets that drank contaminated raw milk became infected, but those that ate contaminated raw milk cheese did not.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
When morality clauses first appeared in Hollywood in the 1920s, they were meant to protect studios from scandal—actors getting drunk, producers getting indicted, the usual mayhem.
—Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
After Joy Behar discussed questionable choices while drunk, Goldberg admitted she's said stupid things in the past while drunk.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
Yes, that is not a way to clear herself from the problem of very publicly calling Shannon a drunk.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
Charlie Sheen once piloted a jet drunk.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
Three or four decades ago, the newspaperman was appealingly raffish—at once a bum who drank too much and a knight-errant who charged unafraid at social injustice, succored the weak, and crossed lances with the powerful and arrogant.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Some ferrets that drank contaminated raw milk became infected, but those that ate contaminated raw milk cheese did not.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drunk
Adjective
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Nineteenth century reformers and religious authorities condemned the circus as an ungodly, drunken spectacle ripe with gender transgressions and obscenities.—
Time,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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The fatal October crash is the latest of several drunken driving charges for the 53-year-old Dominguez.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Andres was born in Cuba to a deadbeat alcoholic who beat him.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
5 Nov. 2025
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In Ibsen’s play, Eilert is a recovering alcoholic and accomplished writer whose life has turned around thanks to his new girlfriend, Thea (portrayed in the movie by Imogen Poots).—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Gille, the suspect charged with one count of terrorism and 11 counts of assualt with intent to murder connected to a stabbing spree at a Walmart near Traverse City on July 26, is now being treated at the Center for Forensic Psychiatry in Saline.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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So, who was Aileen Wuornos, and what happened to her after her killing spree?—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The producer, the director, and a few other execs sat on the porch and sipped drinks as the sun went down.—
Cameron Crowe,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
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Mihara said while some guests were on their phones or laptops, Mangione quietly sipped on a beer and wrote in his journal or read a book.—
Jenna Sundel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Let stand, stirring occasionally, until stock is absorbed, about 5 minutes.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
1 Nov. 2025
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That changed around 2019, when Fonseca sat absorbed as Novak Djokovic defeated Roger Federer in a Wimbledon final lasting four hours and 57 minutes – the longest final in the tournament’s history.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Yet, in a game in the biggest league in the world, the decision was left to be made by a man with an impaired view of the incident.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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For centuries, if you were born with impaired eyesight, there was nothing that could be done about it.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Settle in for a movie binge session with Netflix's 2021 Fear Street trilogy.—
Emy LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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In an interview with Cycling Weekly last year, Slovenian Jan Tratnik said that his desperation to lose weight led him to develop bulimia – binge-eating large amounts of food and purging it to avoid weight gain.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 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 6 Nov. 2025.
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