drunk

[druhngk] / drʌŋk /

ADJECTIVE

intoxicated by alcohol

Synonyms

STRONGEST

stoned tipsy

STRONG

bashed befuddled buzzed crocked flushed flying fuddled glazed high inebriate inebriated laced lit muddled plastered potted sloshed stewed tanked totaled wasted

WEAK

boozed up feeling no pain groggy juiced liquored up seeing double three sheets to the wind tight under the influence under-the-table

Antonyms

STRONG

sober straight

NOUN

one who drinks too much

Synonyms

STRONG

alcoholic boozer carouser debauchee dipso dipsomaniac drinker guzzler inebriate lush soak sot souse sponge stiff tippler toper wino

WEAK

bacchanalian barfly bibber tosspot wine-bibber

Antonyms

WEAK

abstainer ascetic nephalist teetotaler

Example Sentences

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“CHP officers know to secure scenes. They know the risk of drunk drivers on the freeway.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

Corrigan told jurors he was "merry" but "not drunk".

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

Villarreal: I often hear actors talk about how hard it is to like play somebody that’s maybe drunk or something.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

"The hours, the number of stones thrown, bars lifted, protein shakes drunk, discussions with psychologists, mental strategies - these curlers work incredibly hard and we work hard with them to help them be the best."

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

The bottle was brass, so no one noticed the frog until all the water had been drunk.

From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan

drunk

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