as in drunk
being under the influence of alcohol
he likes to go out and get gassed on weekends
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
1
as in chatted
to engage in casual or rambling conversation
a group of kids in the mall, gassing about their favorite music
Synonyms & Similar Words
2
as in warmed
slang
to give satisfaction to
a swinging jazz set that really gassed the crowd
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of gassed
Tara Sullivan,
BostonGlobe.com,
2 Dec. 2022
One positive for the gassed defense is that their run of playing elite-mobility quarterbacks gets snapped by facing lead-footed Joe Burrow.
—
Keven Lerner,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Sep. 2022
This exercise selection is great for a circuit, since even though there’s little rest between moves, your lower body won’t be too gassed.
—
Christa Sgobba,
SELF,
15 June 2022
Videos posted online show protesters scrambling through streets while taking fire from security forces and being tear-gassed.
—
Babak Dehghanpisheh,
Washington Post,
27 May 2022
The Huskies no longer looked gassed in the fourth quarter, no longer beaten down or easily trapped.
—
Dom Amore,
courant.com,
21 Feb. 2022
Hundreds of protesters were ticketed, fined, or tear-gassed.
—
Grayson Quay,
The Week,
13 Feb. 2022
Members of the society watched as Black men and women were shot and killed, protesters of the shootings were tear-gassed and white rioters stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6.
—
The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
31 Oct. 2021
Their standoff is interrupted by the appearance of other rioters, one of whom has been tear-gassed.
—
Nick Schager,
EW.com,
27 Sep. 2021
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
11 June 2026
This was not the Wemby who seemed gassed at all the wrong moments in the first two games in San Antonio.
—
David Aldridge,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
The two men, leaving it all on the line, were gassed in the middle of the ring.
—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
Denis gassed up, and other riders went inside the station to buy Gatorade and ice, preparing to go off-roading in southern Miami-Dade.
—
Ella Moore,
Miami Herald,
19 May 2026
The Lakers were the tortoise by the game’s final buzzer, clearly gassed after trying to halt the revolving door of Oklahoma City bench options.
—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
Gobert showed you how gassed Jokic was.
—
Charley Walters,
Twin Cities,
2 May 2026
With his skaters in front of him all gassed, Swayman stoned Finnie from eight feet in front in the slot.
—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
22 Mar. 2026
Siena looked gassed down the stretch, as Duke went on a 15-4 run to take the lead and close-out the game.
—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
20 Mar. 2026
Adjective
The Pats were no better after that touchdown, another three-and-out that didn’t net a single yard, a 1:23 possession that brought a gassed defense back on the field.
—
Tara Sullivan,
BostonGlobe.com,
2 Dec. 2022
One positive for the gassed defense is that their run of playing elite-mobility quarterbacks gets snapped by facing lead-footed Joe Burrow.
—
Keven Lerner,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Sep. 2022
This exercise selection is great for a circuit, since even though there’s little rest between moves, your lower body won’t be too gassed.
—
Christa Sgobba,
SELF,
15 June 2022
Videos posted online show protesters scrambling through streets while taking fire from security forces and being tear-gassed.
—
Babak Dehghanpisheh,
Washington Post,
27 May 2022
The Huskies no longer looked gassed in the fourth quarter, no longer beaten down or easily trapped.
—
Dom Amore,
courant.com,
21 Feb. 2022
Hundreds of protesters were ticketed, fined, or tear-gassed.
—
Grayson Quay,
The Week,
13 Feb. 2022
Members of the society watched as Black men and women were shot and killed, protesters of the shootings were tear-gassed and white rioters stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6.
—
The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
31 Oct. 2021
Their standoff is interrupted by the appearance of other rioters, one of whom has been tear-gassed.
—
Nick Schager,
EW.com,
27 Sep. 2021
Verb
The governing body has so crowded the playing calendar that many of the better players in the world come into the tournament mentally exhausted and physically gassed.
—
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
11 June 2026
This was not the Wemby who seemed gassed at all the wrong moments in the first two games in San Antonio.
—
David Aldridge,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
The two men, leaving it all on the line, were gassed in the middle of the ring.
—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
Denis gassed up, and other riders went inside the station to buy Gatorade and ice, preparing to go off-roading in southern Miami-Dade.
—
Ella Moore,
Miami Herald,
19 May 2026
The Lakers were the tortoise by the game’s final buzzer, clearly gassed after trying to halt the revolving door of Oklahoma City bench options.
—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
10 May 2026
Gobert showed you how gassed Jokic was.
—
Charley Walters,
Twin Cities,
2 May 2026
With his skaters in front of him all gassed, Swayman stoned Finnie from eight feet in front in the slot.
—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
22 Mar. 2026
Siena looked gassed down the stretch, as Duke went on a 15-4 run to take the lead and close-out the game.
—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
20 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gassed
Adjective
-
Supergirl is a jaded punk-rock youngster who has a cool dog and gets drunk to cope with past trauma.
-
Ouch, Carter falling drunk off his horse.
Verb
-
He was seated next to Fight Club co-star Edward Norton as the pair chatted over beers to watch the big game.
-
In 2023, Hartzman and Dabice chatted about their friendship, life on the road, and more in a joint interview for the Talkhouse Podcast.
Verb
-
Milk will need to be warmed first.
-
Shoppers stepped up their spending in May and surpassed expectations as temperatures warmed and gasoline prices cooled.
Adjective
-
Locals wax poetic over the fried shrimp at Domilise’s, a venerable dive open since 1918, and Parkway Bakery and Tavern, a Mid-City institution that offers an excellent slow-roasted beef version with a slathering of gravy.
-
LaSyl Natural Cooking Oil Solidifier While fried foods are one of the world’s finest creations, making them at home is really a chore.
Verb
-
Among the directors, the class captures several of the year’s most talked-about filmmakers.
-
But his cousin was a police reserve officer and talked him into joining in 1984.
Verb
-
Netflix has a new #1 movie in its top 10 list, a romantic comedy that seems to have pleased both critics and audiences alike, far from a sure thing in that genre.
-
Success was whatever pleased him that afternoon.
Adjective
-
The show presented the moment as Sullivan, who had a boyfriend at the time of filming the 2004 cycle months prior in 2003, having a drunken one-off affair with one of the male models in attendance.
-
Years of advocacy led by victims’ families exposed mistakes and wrongdoing by police – who initially spread a false narrative blaming drunken fans – and extracted an apology from the government.
Verb
-
But Feaster also found other accounts that described Müller’s device as a puppet that conversed with audiences.
-
Dame Anna Wintour, Grace Coddington, Karen Elson, Karlie Kloss, and Donatella Versace conversed in front of a Rothko, estimated at $80 million.
Cite this Entry
“Gassed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gassed. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
