drinking

[dring-king] / ˈdrɪŋ kɪŋ /

Part of Speech:

All (3) Adjective (1) Noun (2)

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plastered adj.
alcohol abuse n.
consumption n.

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

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As an experienced runner, Tatum said he knows to prepare by wearing sunscreen, drinking water early and often and not overexerting himself at the outset.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2026

Lying there, watching a movie with the fan running while drinking tea, Vlasenko could almost forget what was happening around him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

"I hope I just have a wonderful few years in this world... drinking champagne and eating oysters - two of my favourite things."

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

Nevertheless, personal health outcomes can differ considerably depending on genetics, lifestyle, drinking patterns, and other individual factors.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026

But the team is moving and seems healthy and everybody is eating and drinking and the scenery is so beautiful that it doesn’t matter how far we’re behind.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

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