Synonyms of tanked

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adjective

ˈtaŋ(k)t 

slang

as in drunk

being under the influence of alcohol

we can count on those jerks getting tanked tonight after the game

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

tanked

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verb

past tense of tank

as in flopped

to be unsuccessful

her intended comeback movie tanked at the box office, and once again she was relegated to TV guest spots

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flopped
• collapsed
• failed
• folded
• bombed
• struggled
• missed
• cratered
• flunked
• struck out
• foundered
• fell short
• flamed out
• fell flat
• crashed
• declined
• came to grief
• laid an egg
• came up empty
• came a cropper
• washed out
• floundered
• slumped
• died on the vine
• slipped
• skidded
• waned
• fell on one's face
• crumbled
• sank
• imploded
• misfired
• miscarried
• went under
• self-destructed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• went
• delivered
• succeeded
• worked out
• clicked
• went over
• cooked
• flourished
• came off
• prospered
• thrived
• won
• prevailed
• panned out
• triumphed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tanked

Adjective

Because sales of home media almost completely tanked while streaming services were ascendant, many manufacturers of stand-alone players exited the market. — Matt Kamen, Wired News, 29 May 2026

The protests began last week with economic grievances as the Iranian currency, the rial, tanked. — Henry Austin, NBC news, 7 Jan. 2026

CrowdStrike’s stock price predictably tanked after the July 19 outage disrupted various services across the nation, from flights to court dates to hospital appointments. — Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2024

Verb

Over the last five days, SK Hynix has plunged 26%, Samsung has tanked 22% and Micron has dropped around 11%. — Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026

In the bankruptcy filing, Character Technologies confirmed that lawsuits tanked its business, despite its platform’s popularity. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 13 Oct. 2026

Many in Kabul, like Ahmadi, are forced to rely on tanked in water from private companies. — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

Colorado’s three veteran fillers brought in to prop up the rotation largely tanked. — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2026

In the end, injuries not only ended that dream but tanked his case for a third consecutive MVP as well. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026

He and Fox both got hurt in the same January game, and those injuries tanked any chances the Rangers had of securing a postseason spot. — Peter Baugh, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Teams have tanked for decades—the controversy has been a part of basketball discourse since at least 1984, when the Houston Rockets were accused of throwing their season to improve their shot at drafting the great center Hakeem Olajuwon. — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2026

Eight months later, the White House’s deal with Maduro’s former vice president risks entrenching the people and policies that tanked the country’s economy in the first place. — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 2 Sep. 2026