drinking

[dring-king] / ˈdrɪŋ kɪŋ /

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

Example Sentences

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The team says the consequences would extend far beyond drinking water or oceans.

From Science Daily • May 8, 2026

The statement was penned by the special rapporteurs on the right to development, food and safe drinking water.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

Jackson, Miss., residents were left without drinking water for weeks in 2022 after flooding overwhelmed the city’s out-of-date water treatment facility.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

If you contract salmonella, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention recommends drinking plenty of fluids to prevent dehydration.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

Then we jog back around the track until we reach the water fountain, where we take turns drinking.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

drinking

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