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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“I had kind of a mental health breakdown,” Tyson said, describing sleep deprivation so severe she felt drunk and anxiety attacks that left her gasping for air.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary has urged a ban on serving alcohol in airport bars before morning flights in an effort to tackle drunk and aggressive passengers.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

Normally, I dress like a drunk art teacher, but I didn’t know how many more first dates I had in me.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

I watched crowds of first-time voters dancing through Budapest's backstreets, drunk with a heady mix of hope and incredulity in the early hours of Monday morning.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

“Oh my God. You haven’t drunk it since 1957? You’re still mad at Chip Douglas?”

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson

drunk

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