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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Medoc, the original marathon to layer in drinking wine, marks its 40th running on Sept. 5.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

Others increased their intake of whole fruits and vegetables while also drinking one glass of fruit juice or a smoothie each day.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026

For people like Lisa and Warren, drinking less alcohol has been a happy bonus.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

WCC insists there is no plan to ban pub-goers in Soho from drinking while standing up, branding reporting of anything of that nature "utterly ludicrous".

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

He’s drinking his wine faster than usual and staring at a point just beyond my sister’s head.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

drinking

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