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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Brown-Forman faces a potential third consecutive year of declining sales amid a downturn in U.S. drinking.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

I thought that eating and drinking too much of that stuff was supposed to make you barf.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

She's been drinking a popular sugary corner shop drink that people in their teens and 20s have been getting their older relatives to try as a joke.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

Near the end, “Amrum” serves up a wonderfully understated moment: Nanning is invited to celebrate the war’s end with a small group of dancing, drinking islanders.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

Oliver picked up his cup but set it down again without drinking.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

drinking

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