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

As powerful as Diamanda’s performance was, however, that specific reference later came to mean more to me on a drunken road trip through Kosovo with a Serb nationalist. — Matt Thompson, SPIN, 21 Aug. 2026

Apart from a drunken brawl in Ukraine a few years ago, which resulted in no charges, she was not known to the authorities. — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

Bertino-Tarrant praised the county’s public safety departments, specifically naming sheriff Deputy Steve Potete, who was named by the Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists as Deputy of the Year for making 122 drunken driving arrests last year. — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

Newell accused the Record of illegally obtaining and leaking information about a drunken-driving incident, according to court documents obtained by USA TODAY. — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026