Synonyms of pickled

pickled

adjective

ˈpi-kəld 

as in drunk

being under the influence of alcohol

I must have been rather pickled when I agreed to your stupid scheme

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pickled

The yellowtail crudo, made with pickled vegetables, has been a popular appetizer. — Sonia Garza, Houston Chronicle, 30 Sep. 2026

In Agosto’s 45-seat space, diners can enjoy Mendes’s Portuguese fare rooted in New England with dishes like corn chawanmushi with pickled Bangs Island mussels or bluefin tuna with strawberry, tomato, and crispy kombu. — Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Sep. 2026

Smoked turkey is piled on bolillo bread, then loaded with avocado, shredded lettuce, tomato, onion, pickled jalapenos, ranch and lots of cilantro. — Justin Brown, AJC.com, 20 Sep. 2026

That fascination comes through in dishes like warm potato dauphine topped with cool mackerel and horseradish; crisp buckwheat with pickled kohlrabi and nori; and East Coast oysters finished with bursts of salmon roe. — Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2026