as in drunk
being under the influence of alcohol
after a night spent partying, the fraternity brothers were all severely inebriated
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Recent Examples of inebriated
The outlet stated that sources said an inebriated Abbasi groped the actor, who was also represented by CAA.
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Toria Sheffield, People.com, 23 Feb. 2025
Deadline was told by multiple sources that an inebriated Abbasi groped an A-list actor and the fallout led to the parting of the ways with CAA and Entertainment 360 with a lot of back and forth going into it.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 22 Feb. 2025
This feature certainly strikes us as stabler and easier to navigate than a steep ladder for small children, pets and inebriated adults.
—New Atlas, 21 Feb. 2025
This all came to a head in 2007, when an inebriated Carmen caused the band to miss a flight to a show on the West Coast.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 Jan. 2025
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Toria Sheffield, People.com, 23 Feb. 2025
Deadline was told by multiple sources that an inebriated Abbasi groped an A-list actor and the fallout led to the parting of the ways with CAA and Entertainment 360 with a lot of back and forth going into it.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 22 Feb. 2025
This feature certainly strikes us as stabler and easier to navigate than a steep ladder for small children, pets and inebriated adults.
—New Atlas, 21 Feb. 2025
This all came to a head in 2007, when an inebriated Carmen caused the band to miss a flight to a show on the West Coast.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inebriated
Adjective
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Occasionally a table will be brought out to suggest another bar, another time, for Elmer to get drunk in and pick a fight, or a safe will be wheeled on stage for the clueless Elmer to try to blow up.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
27 Apr. 2025
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Far from humans, however, chimpanzees are unlikely to get drunk, since that would threaten their chances of surviving in the wild.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The Senator enlists the help of Davis to provoke Staten at Gracie’s, which leads to a drunken brawl.—
Francesca Gariano,
People.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Read is accused of striking O'Keefe with her Lexus SUV during a drunken argument and then leaving the scene, where he was found dead with signs of severe head trauma and hypothermia the next morning.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The Sacramento Bee reached out to the Sacramento Police Department and legal experts to find out: What is considered impaired driving under California law?—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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The bank also reduced its expectations for corporate earnings across most asset classes, citing impaired sentiment and cooling economic growth.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The burritos are filled with home fries-ish bits of potato, cheddar cheese, three eggs cooked on the griddle, sausage or fried bacon.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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For brunch, there are the likes of Stillhouse Eggs Benedict with fried green tomatoes, Koko’s Biscuits & Gravy, and Chicken & Waffles.—
Susan B. Barnes,
Southern Living,
27 Apr. 2025
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“Inebriated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inebriated. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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