stewed

[stood, styood] / stud, styud /

ADJECTIVE

drunk

Synonyms

STRONG

bashed befuddled buzzed crocked flushed flying fuddled glazed 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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Newsom climbed from San Francisco mayor to lieutenant governor to California’s governorship, where he quietly stewed as Harris leapfrogged past him into the vice presidency.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

As he stewed, Tesla’s rivals have been preparing for a robot future of their own.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025

“And turtles? And the fact that, like, it’s all stewed up with, like, chilies and peppers and onions and like, ‘Oh, you really made this a dish?’

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2025

For six months, he had stewed on his first encounter with Paddy Donovan.

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2025

If I could solve the canning problem, there would be enough stewed tomatoes to last all winter.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien

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