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
• intoxicated
• wasted
• boozy
• blind
• sozzled
• plastered
• besotted
• inebriate
• soused
• blotto
• sloshed
• bombed
• lit
• gassed
• stoned
• under the influence
• crocked
• tiddly
• loaded
• stewed
• hammered
• pickled
• three sheets in the wind
• sottish
• under the weather
• pie-eyed
• cockeyed
• looped
• alcoholic
• smashed
• juiced
• lit up
• stiff
• tanked
• blitzed
• stinking
• potted
• ripped
• in the bag
• blasted
• high
• canned
• oiled
• wiped out
• tight
• 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

The breaking of silence in a tipsy twilight, if only for the sake of comical nonsense, can be as blessed as the break of dawn. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

Randy Quaid played the tipsy Vietnam vet and former alien abductee Russell Casse, who ultimately delivers righteous vengeance upon Earth’s otherworldly invaders. — Maggie Fremont, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026

Taqueria Hoy remains a refuge for factory workers, restaurant crews, tipsy clubbers, cops, families, insomniacs and others hungry in between. — Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 3 June 2026

Frustrated with her imperfect husband, a tipsy Marge stirs up a trilogy of fantasies of a different Homer. — Joe Otterson, Variety, 28 May 2026