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Est. 1828
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Synonyms of in one's cups

  • as in drunken
  • as in drunken
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in one's cups

phrase

Definition of in one's cupsnext
as in drunken
being under the influence of alcohol He's a quiet boy, but when he's in his cups he's quite the unapologetic dancer.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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“In one's cups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/in%20one%27s%20cups. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.

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