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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Americans are drinking less, with a Gallup poll recently notching the lowest percentage of drinkers in the nearly 90-year run of the survey.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

To investigate, the researchers supplied mice with butyrate in their drinking water for a set period and then ended the treatment.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026

Research has found the construction of roads can fragment habitats and increase erosion and sediment pollution in drinking water, among other potentially harmful outcomes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

However, it said the area was experiencing further problems on Monday morning as the drinking water storage tank which supplies the town remained critically low.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

Sheep were everywhere, grazing in green fields, lazing beneath trees, or drinking at the stream.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

drinking

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