Synonyms of lit up

lit up

adjective

as in drunk

being under the influence of alcohol

he finally wandered in at 3:00 a.m., obviously lit up

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lit up

China’s social media has lit up in celebration of their achievement, with the top two trending topics on China’s X-like Weibo Friday morning discussing the win. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 24 July 2026

At times, his book excerpts and subtweets lit up message boards. — Matt Baker, New York Times, 23 July 2026

At the end of the night, fireworks lit up the sky as Kahan and his band took a final bow. — Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 20 July 2026

College networks buckled under the traffic, and bulletin boards lit up, as the game eventually was installed on more computers than Microsoft Windows 95 at the time. — Steven Johnson, Washington Post, 14 July 2026