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Definitions

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 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

“I’ve never been drunk because I don’t like the taste of alcohol,” says Moreno, giggling.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

Fanning: When you said the drunk thing I thought you were gonna say, “What’s the hardest thing to do?”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

Lorraine said while she was grateful for the treatment she received in hospital, medical staff initially suspected she was drunk, before blood tests "proved I was not intoxicated by alcohol".

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

Then he gave the kid fifty cents to go down to the corner store for Coca-Colas to be drunk after supper.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers