Synonyms of under the influence

under the influence

phrase

as in drunken

being under the influence of alcohol

Not wanting to drive while under the influence, she called a cab to take her home.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of under the influence

All students should seek positive consent before being intimate with anyone and avoid romantic encounters if either person is under the influence of drugs or alcohol. — CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2026

The most likely candidates probably involve the electrons themselves, which swing back and forth under the influence of their charge and spin. — Sven Badoux, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2026

Massachusetts Republican candidate for lieutenant governor Shawn Oliver was arrested and charged with operating under the influence of alcohol Saturday night, police said. — Mackenzie Chase, The Washington Examiner, 18 Oct. 2026

Darwin Perez Toalongo, 27, of Torrington faces charges of operating under the influence of drugs or alcohol, reckless driving and driving the wrong way on a divided highway, according to Connecticut State Police. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 Oct. 2026