as in drunk
being under the influence of alcohol
To his dismay, he found that many of his fellow cruise passengers were frequently sloshed.
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Recent Examples of sloshed
Devon Ivie, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2024
Germany was losing the war, the sloshed von Braun groused.
—David Axe, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
The patient − a baby raccoon − was sloshed.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Blood and vomit sloshed on the floor, and some of the men fainted from the pain and the stress.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Even before Morrissey’s statement, Marr trolled a fan on social media with a sloshed photo of British arse Nigel Farage when the fan expressed optimism that the Oasis reunion could tempt the Smiths.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2024
Germany was losing the war, the sloshed von Braun groused.
—David Axe, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
Verb
Another theory is that very heavy rainfall after serious drought violently sloshed the waters of Lake Nyos.
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
The patient − a baby raccoon − was sloshed.
—Michael Collins, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Blood and vomit sloshed on the floor, and some of the men fainted from the pain and the stress.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sloshed
Adjective
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But marijuana consumption has gone up at the same time that alcohol consumption has gone down, and the qualitative differences between being high and being drunk translate to differences in social behavior.—
Dan Brooks,
The Atlantic,
3 Nov. 2025
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Eilert is soon drunk and distraught over seemingly losing his manuscript, and Hedda tells her ex-lover to kill himself.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Images of Tilly on her social media handles were splashed across major news outlets all over the world.—
Diana Lodderhose,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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The hot water splashed on the inside of my left forearm and onto my chest.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Invisigal wants to lead a drunken raid on the heavily armed warehouse; the player gets an opinion, but Blazer isn’t having it either way.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
7 Nov. 2025
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James, 34, was wanted by authorities that day in connection with multiple cases – three traffic violations, a misdemeanor assault and a probation violation in a 2019 drunken driving case.—
Kevin Grasha,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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And interest and higher visibility has also rippled into the secondary market.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
28 Oct. 2025
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Anticipation rippled across the stands as fans wondered how Urban's voice would sound.—
Bryan West,
Nashville Tennessean,
18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Some of the diciest action – and most frustrating nights – for Powell involved sprinting across wet cobblestones or through a graveyard full of smoke in the dark.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Otherwise, the state or large cities would need to pay huge sums to fellow CAP users to persuade them to forgo their water and let more vulnerable users stay wet.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Breakfast dishes include a California-style burrito and a sweet potato bowl with Peruvian-style roast chicken, while lunch options include pan con chicharron sandwiches with fried pork and sweet potato.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Nov. 2025
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Hot fried eggplant was stacked greater than 2 inches in a hotel pan for cooling.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Sloshed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sloshed. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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