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drinking

[dring-king] / ˈdrɪŋ kɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
plastered
Synonyms
STRONG
bashed blitzed bombed buzzed crocked flushed flying fried gone inebriated lit loaded pissed polluted potted sauced sloshed stewed stoned tanked totaled wasted
WEAK
boozed up dead drunk dead to the world drunk as a skunk drunken feeling good feeling no pain groggy half in the bag half-crocked high hooched up juiced liquored up schnockered seeing double three sheets to the wind tipsy under the influence under-the-table woozy zonked
NOUN
alcohol abuse
Synonyms
STRONGEST
substance abuse
WEAK
alcoholic abuse alcoholism alcoholism abuse dipsomania hitting the bottle
NOUN
consumption
Synonyms
STRONGEST
expenditure utilization
STRONG
burning damage decay decrease depletion desolation destruction devastation diminution dispersion dissipation eating exhaustion loss misuse ruin waste
WEAK
consuming swallowing using up wear and tear
Antonyms
STRONG
building construction creation development enlargement expansion growth improvement increase
WEAK
fasting starvation

Example Sentences

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When participants believed they were drinking sugar, this area became more active, even if the drink did not actually contain sugar.

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026

Shares of Constellation Brands have bounced this year, amid hopes that beer drinking will pick back up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

But when researchers subtly shifted what participants believed they were drinking, their experience changed.

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin announced new initiatives to tackle microplastics in the human body and drinking water on Thursday.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

“Since when did you start drinking tea like a Russian?”

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros