Synonyms of inebriated

inebriated

adjective

i-ˈnē-brē-ˌā-təd 

as in drunk

being under the influence of alcohol

after a night spent partying, the fraternity brothers were all severely inebriated

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of inebriated

The woman told Politico that Platner came to her home uninvited and in an inebriated state in 2021 and forcibly had sex with her. — Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Police said Gillum himself was too inebriated to talk about what happened. — Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026

The inebriated father who sometimes leapt upon his sleeping children, fists flailing? — Jason Prokowiew, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026

The two were among the most inebriated following the Knicks’ Game 5 victory over the Spurs at Frost Bank Center. — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 18 June 2026