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 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

But this technique can still be used to cool inebriated patients, Helberg said. — Zuri Primos, Kansas City Star, 12 June 2026

In 1988, an inebriated driver of a pickup truck traveled the wrong way on a Kentucky interstate and slammed into a church group bus, killing 24 children and three others returning home from an Ohio amusement park. — Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026