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adjective

ˈtaŋ(k)t How to pronounce tanked (audio)
Definition of tankednext
slang
as in drunk
being under the influence of alcohol we can count on those jerks getting tanked tonight after the game

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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

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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
Verb
Bilas noted that a lot of NBA teams tanked this season in order to get a premier selection in the draft. — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026 Jackson fans accuse the documentary of being sensational and light on the facts, and as such, have tanked its score. — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for tanked
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tanked
  1. drunk
  2. flopped
  3. drunken
  4. collapsed
  5. fried
  6. failed
  7. impaired
  8. folded
Adjective
  • Jenny Racicot, who lives in Maine, told Politico that Platner entered her home in 2021 while drunk and assaulted her.
    — Kimberlee Kruesi, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • As if Taylor Swift’s wedding and the nation’s 250th birthday weren’t reason enough to celebrate, Beyoncé is giving fans an excuse to be drunk in love.
    — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 4 July 2026
Definition of drunk
Verb
  • Anders Carlson bombed in 2023, then Brayden Narveson flopped at the start of 2024.
    — Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • The superhero movie flopped on opening weekend, with domestic ticket sales totaling approximately $38 million.
    — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 29 June 2026
Definition of flopped
Adjective
  • The department can focus on drunken driving enforcement through securing grant money that enables them to hire officers to focus specifically on DUI enforcement, Stemmet noted.
    — Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026
  • In that episode, Cal attends Nate and Cassie's (Sydney Sweeney) emotionally charged wedding with his wife, Marsha (Paula Marshall) and gives a drunken wedding speech.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 8 July 2026
Definition of drunken
Verb
  • Separately, at least 15 informal miners were killed when a defunct gold mine partly collapsed Monday in the district of Wadi Halfa, close to Sudan’s border with Egypt, authorities said.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • This had a multiplying effect, as paddy fields next to shrimp ponds turned brackish and rice yields collapsed.
    — Zakir Hossain Chowdhury, The Dial, 7 July 2026
Definition of collapsed
Adjective
  • The dessert is made of McDonald's signature apple filling and a golden, fried crust.
    — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
  • That’s why fried chicken, mozzarella sticks and onion rings consistently land on the avoid list for anyone managing high cholesterol.
    — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2026
Definition of fried
Verb
  • This was the case for Morocco’s opener, where Casemiro had eyes on two players at once while his team-mates failed to cut out the pass ahead of him.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 6 July 2026
  • The stutter-step approach by Bruno Guimãraes on the penalty kick failed anyway and the game remained scoreless into the first hydration break.
    — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
Definition of failed
Adjective
  • This gives drivers more time to react and could potentially prevent up to 80% of non-impaired vehicle crashes in the US alone.
    — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 4 July 2026
  • Intense exercise on a sizzling day can lead to extreme fatigue, impaired performance, headache, irritability, nausea, dizziness, cramping and dehydration, all symptoms of exertional heat illness.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
Definition of impaired
Verb
  • The day could be sliced into identical pieces, the body trained to answer the bell, and the worker folded into a machine that only made sense when every human motion had been made useful to someone else.
    — Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Fire shelters weigh around 6 pounds and are folded up inside several protective layers in a firefighter’s pack.
    — Jack Dura, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of folded

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“Tanked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tanked. Accessed 13 Jul. 2026.

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