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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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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
More details about the arrest and the driving while intoxicated charge were not immediately available. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026 Deputies initially responded to reports of intoxicated people in the road and someone throwing bottles at passing vehicles, but arrived to find the party in chaos after gunfire erupted, according to the sheriff's office. — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026
Verb
Romo was arrested last month on suspicion of operating a vehicle while intoxicated in Wisconsin, a moment that stained his image as the aw-shucks, clean-cut football star who has become one of the best on-air personalities in the game. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2026 The officers suspected the driver of a red Toyota truck was intoxicated, and stopped her near the intersection of 34th Street and Gillham Road, just south of Costco, the patrol wrote. — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 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
  • Eurotrash from Frauke Finsterwalder will have its world premiere in Zurich, the festival confirmed Monday, following a writer called Philipp who embarks with his terminally ill and hopelessly drunk mother, Helene, on a road trip through Switzerland.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2026
  • This was the context for Justice Brewer’s remarks about Philip sober restraining Philip drunk.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of drunk
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  • The result was an eruption of buoyant experimentation, blending the organic and electronic with ecstatic melodies and avant-garde textures.
    — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Third, the powder and paint was relentless to the point of ecstatic madness—exactly as Jouvert is meant to be.
    — Baz Dreisinger, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of ecstatic
Verb
  • Despite its rural Republican reputation, people were thrilled to see him, said Adrienne Quinn Martin, chair of the Hood County Democratic Party.
    — Eleanor Dearman Updated August 29, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2026
  • So Ehudin was thrilled to card a 2-under 70 and earn the second of two spots in a field of about 60 at Winters Run Golf Club in Bel Air on June 29.
    — Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of thrilled
Verb
  • The thought of playing in the United States has always excited Luiz.
    — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The promise excited Ralph Gonzalez and Christine Munoz, who own the city's first gastropub, Newhall Refinery.
    — Nicole Comstock, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of excited
Adjective
  • But when a traumatic drunken night resurfaces, Júlía must confront shame, family responsibilities and the courage to tell her own story, reads the logline.
    — Annika Pham, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026
  • As powerful as Diamanda’s performance was, however, that specific reference later came to mean more to me on a drunken road trip through Kosovo with a Serb nationalist.
    — Matt Thompson, SPIN, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of drunken
Adjective
  • The attendees were hip, all ages, and slightly giddy, ready to have whales blow their minds.
    — Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Newcomers Álvarez and Knight couldn’t be better in their newlywed roles, convincing in their giddy love scenes, their casual affections, their unwanted suspicions and, most of all, their terror at whatever is lurking in the air and in their souls.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of giddy
Verb
  • The Meråker Line from Trondheim to the Swedish border was fully electrified this spring, allowing electric trains to operate across the border at Storlien.
    — David Nikel, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Yet the line was electrified by induction from adjacent lines again in 2018, electrocuting a lineman who touched the conductor, the court filing said.
    — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of electrified
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  • 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
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