Synonyms of tipsy

tipsy

adjective

ˈtip-sē 

as in drunk

being under the influence of alcohol

our uncle had too much to drink at the wedding and got a little tipsy

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tipsy

At a tipsy, intimate dinner with two of their friends mere nights before the wedding, Emma reveals the worst thing she’s ever done. — Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026

Kylie’s friends were seemingly tipsy and hungry and arguing over a bag of The Good Crisp Company Original Potato Chips, Crinkle Cut. — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 11 Mar. 2026

Olympic broadcaster Danika Mason has issued an apology for being tipsy on air while covering the Winter Olympics in Italy. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2026

Last year, another European city implemented a ban in an attempt to curb tipsy tourists. — Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026