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

Ramirez-Romero is charged with two counts of second-degree manslaughter with a motor vehicle, operating under the influence, traveling unreasonably fast and failure to drive in the proper lane. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Romo was arrested in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 23 on suspicion of operating while under the influence, according to a Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office arrest-detention report obtained by ABC News. — Mason Leib, ABC News, 31 July 2026

The announcement was in conjunction with the public revelation about Shanahan’s two-car collision, which occurred at a Palo Alto intersection with neither driver cited nor suspected of being under the influence of drugs or alcohol. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 26 July 2026

Juniper trees, myrtle bushes, vineyards, and aromatic herbs flourish under the influence of the Maestrale, the strong northwesterly wind that sweeps across Sardinia year-round. — Layne Randolph, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026