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
• wasted
• inebriated
• blind
• tipsy
• intoxicated
• boozy
• plastered
• inebriate
• bombed
• besotted
• sozzled
• gassed
• loaded
• soused
• lit
• stoned
• alcoholic
• stewed
• sottish
• pickled
• sloshed
• blotto
• crocked
• under the influence
• smashed
• stinking
• ripped
• under the weather
• stiff
• hammered
• pie-eyed
• looped
• three sheets in the wind
• tiddly
• cockeyed
• high
• blasted
• lit up
• potted
• juiced
• blitzed
• tanked
• canned
• oiled
• tight
• in the bag
• wiped out
• squiffed
• 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

Court records show Tinucci was convicted of drunken driving in 2009 in Lyon County and in 2018 in Chippewa County. — Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 6 July 2026

The pseudonymous title character, a depressed, drunken, belligerent twenty-six-year-old advice columnist, has no real hardships of his own and is cursed by doubt. — Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 1 July 2026

On the personal side, Beth and Rip both attempt to connect with Carter in last week’s episode after his drunken acts in episode 7. — Brayden Garcia july 1, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2026

Operation Midway Blitz in Chicago was launched in Abraham's honor after she was killed by a drunken driver. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 30 June 2026