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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According to Maro, chimps feed on fruit throughout the day and do not appear visibly drunk.

From Science Daily

As with earlier campaigns to shield the young from lead paint, drunk driving and cigarettes, laws change and social norms shift when the people speak up.

From The Wall Street Journal

The court was told the younger boy, clearly drunk, tried to take charge, shouting instructions.

From BBC

A drunk driver who hit a pedestrian while travelling at 91mph in a 30mph zone has admitted causing his death by dangerous driving.

From BBC

Deadly traffic accidents are a common occurrence in Peru due to speeding, drunk driving, poor road conditions, lack of signage and weak enforcement by authorities.

From Barron's

drunk

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