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 traveling to areas where cyclospriasis is endemic — including tropical or subtropical regions — avoid drinking tap water.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2026

However, it must be taken on an empty stomach – and users must wait 30 minutes before eating or drinking.

From Science Daily • Jul. 8, 2026

If you had told me five years ago that everyone would be drinking martinis, I would have thought you were crazy.

From Salon • Jul. 7, 2026

This is unusual because at-home drinking looks like a bargain compared with just about everything else in the U.S. economy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 5, 2026

Katherine made it sound like they were going to be sitting around eating sugar cookies and drinking lemonade.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

drinking

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