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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Director of cricket Rob Key investigated the time in Noosa, but denied the team had a drinking culture.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

This allows some pathogens to persist longer in drinking water systems and potentially spread more effectively.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026

That’s important when you consider how many lifestyle suggestions are based around these trends—from drinking red wine like rural Italians or eating like a Southeast Asian.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

For now, the ITF and the DAD-DER were providing the stranded sailors with drinking water and essential supplies, Polat explained.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

At the top, I pull one of the bottles out of my belt and pretend I’m too preoccupied with drinking water to answer his question.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

drinking

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