Synonyms of drunken

drunken

adjective

ˈdrəŋ-kən 

1

as in drunk

being under the influence of alcohol

the drunken revelers made sure to take taxis home instead of trying to drive

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drunk
• fried
• wet
• impaired
• inebriated
• wasted
• tipsy
• blind
• intoxicated
• boozy
• inebriate
• besotted
• plastered
• sozzled
• bombed
• soused
• gassed
• stoned
• stewed
• sottish
• pickled
• sloshed
• lit
• blotto
• crocked
• under the influence
• loaded
• smashed
• under the weather
• stinking
• alcoholic
• hammered
• pie-eyed
• looped
• ripped
• three sheets in the wind
• tiddly
• cockeyed
• lit up
• blasted
• potted
• stiff
• blitzed
• juiced
• tanked
• high
• canned
• oiled
• in the bag
• wiped out
• squiffed
• tight
• maudlin
• beery
• in one's cups
• debauched
• dissolute
• dopey
• crapulous
• bleary-eyed
• befuddled
• rocky
• stupefied
• bibulous
• strung out
• dissipated
• dipsomaniacal

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sober
• straight
• dry
• temperate
• steady
• level
• cool
• abstemious
• teetotal
• abstinent
• clearheaded

2

as in intemperate

given to excessive use of alcoholic beverages

drunken ne'er-do-wells who had been pressed into service in the British navy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drunk
• intemperate
• bibulous
• crapulous
• sottish
• dissolute
• debauched
• high
• inebriated
• tipsy
• intoxicated
• dissipated
• soused
• loaded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• temperate
• sober
• straight
• abstemious
• abstinent
• clearheaded
• teetotal

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of drunken

Toluene doesn’t appear on the National Toxicology Program’s list of carcinogens, but the Center for Disease Control (CDC) says exposure can cause nausea, tiredness, and drunken-type actions. — Tracy Middleton, Allure, 19 Oct. 2026

Wyatt was charged again with drunken driving in May 2026 after she was found asleep at the wheel in Galveston County. — Isaac Yu, Houston Chronicle, 16 Oct. 2026

The film features drunken sing-alongs and dancing with abandon in the family kitchen. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026

And drunken drivers who slam into emergency vehicles and workers at crash sites. — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2026