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

Connecticut environmental police arrested Michael Collins, 20, of Mineola, New York, on a charge of operating a boat under the influence in the March drowning of Dominick Tocci, a 20-year-old from Woodstock, Connecticut. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 16 July 2026

The driver remained at the scene and cooperated with the investigation, police said, adding that the driver did not appear to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs. — Jason Green, Mercury News, 15 July 2026

An officer with the Fort Worth Police Department is recovering after the department said a minor driver who was under the influence hit a patrol car late Saturday night. — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 12 July 2026

Michael Collins, 20, of Mineola, New York, has been charged with operating a boat under the influence following a fatal canoe incident on Lake Hayward in East Haddam, according the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. — Kellie Love, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026