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pickled

[pik-uhld] / ˈpɪk əld /
ADJECTIVE
drunk
Synonyms
STRONGEST
glazed stewed
STRONG
bashed befuddled buzzed crocked flushed flying fuddled inebriate inebriated intoxicated laced lit muddled plastered potted sloshed stoned tanked totaled wasted
WEAK
besotted boozed up crapulent crapulous drunk as a skunk drunken feeling no pain groggy half-seas over high high as a kite in one's cups juiced liquored up seeing double sodden three sheets to the wind tight tipsy under the influence under-the-table
Antonyms
STRONG
sober straight

Example Sentences

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Quick pickled cucumbers, dressed with rice vinegar, sugar and sesame oil, bring texture and acidity while a classic Mexican mix of minced onion and cilantro finishes things off.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Robin van Laan, 26, took home the top prize for stamppot last year and is hoping for a repeat performance this time with his secret ingredient of pickled onions.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

I was addicted to reading the food scenes—the Christmas feast that the March girls bring to the Hummels, the illicit pickled limes Amy sucks on at school.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

You can go maximalist — an Alison Roman–style ham party, complete with pickled vegetables, fancy mustard and crusty bread — or you can go blissfully minimal with a giant sub sliced into generous hunks.

From Salon • Feb. 3, 2026

Colonists grilled the birds, stewed them with salt pork, and baked them into pies; they plucked their feathers to stuff mattresses, pickled them in barrels as a winter treat, and fed them to livestock.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann