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adjective

in-ˈtäk-sə-ˌkā-təd How to pronounce intoxicated (audio)
Definition of intoxicatednext
1
as in drunk
being under the influence of alcohol state police warned that there would be zero tolerance for intoxicated drivers over the long holiday weekend

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as in ecstatic
experiencing or marked by overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion the intoxicated moment when she found out that she'd won the award

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verb

past tense of intoxicate
1
as in thrilled
to cause a pleasurable stimulation of the feelings the stunning spectacle of this Las Vegas show is sure to intoxicate spectators

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2
as in excited
to fill with great joy she was intoxicated by the news that she'd gotten the job of her dreams

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Recent Examples of intoxicated
Adjective
Aleman appeared intoxicated and failed field sobriety exercises. — Mark Price july 15, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2026 The records show Peden was previously convicted in Allen County of operating while intoxicated, including a 2018 Level 6 felony conviction stemming from an earlier operating while intoxicated offense. — Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026
Verb
A week after his arrest in Milwaukee on suspicion of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, Tony Romo has been placed on leave from his post at CBS Sports until further notice. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 31 July 2026 Tony Romo, arrested a week ago on charges related to operating a vehicle while intoxicated, has been sidelined from his role as the top NFL analyst at CBS, the network announced Friday morning. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for intoxicated
Recent Examples of Synonyms for intoxicated
  1. drunk
  2. ecstatic
  3. thrilled
  4. excited
  5. drunken
  6. giddy
  7. electrified
  8. elated
Adjective
  • Morrison said this technology does offer the promise of never driving distracted or drunk like human drivers do, but robotaxis have had some problems.
    — Josh Funk, Fortune, 31 July 2026
  • As all of this finale drama is happening around him, Danny gets increasingly drunker, foreshadowing absolutely nothing good coming our way.
    — Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 30 July 2026
Definition of drunk
Adjective
  • But the Deadheads also evince an honest yearning for something that’s tribal, primitive, sacred, ancient, shamanic, ecstatic.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 July 2026
  • Produced by Meath and Sanborn, the album is said to pair environmental dread and personal upheaval with ecstatic dance music.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 21 July 2026
Definition of ecstatic
Verb
  • Gwen Martin and her two friends were thrilled to see El-Sayed, who has the UAW endorsement.
    — Sam Gringlas, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026
  • That’s the question and epidemiological link that researchers at the University of California, San Diego wanted to answer, and they were thrilled when an NIH administrator approved a study in San Diego and Tijuana.
    — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 31 July 2026
Definition of thrilled
Verb
  • Twins players were excited before Friday’s game about the addition of Minter, who’s expected to join the team on Saturday.
    — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The experience left everybody on the field excited about what could be possible this season for the Rams.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 July 2026
Definition of excited
Adjective
  • His tenure came to an end when video surfaced of a drunken Galliano berating other customers at a Paris bar with vile antisemitic insults.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 1 Aug. 2026
  • On the side of the highway, the night is a cacophony of blaring horns and the shouts of drunken men.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
Definition of drunken
Adjective
  • Bailey and Hedges should be giddy about programming PitchCom to account for everything their new battery mate can toss their way.
    — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Most appealing of all are those moments at which McLoughlin turns into an eager chatelaine, not so much dropping names as introducing them to one another, in the hope of a giddy intellectual chemistry.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of giddy
Verb
  • Largely missing from the public discussion is the opportunity to catalyze a broader shift to alternative fuels across sectors that can’t be electrified easily.
    — Justin Worland, Time, 31 July 2026
  • At one point the Gironde blaze created a black thundercloud, electrified and lit from within, that generated lightning, violent winds and new fires beyond the original front.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
Definition of electrified
Verb
  • The debate within the Democratic coalition is already bigger and louder, dividing moderates in swing states from progressives elated by Mamdani's rocket to victory in the nation's largest city.
    — Susan Page, USA Today, 12 Jan. 2026
Definition of elated

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