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Definitions

stewed

[stood, styood] / stud, styud /
ADJECTIVE
drunk
Synonyms
STRONG
bashed befuddled buzzed crocked flushed flying fuddled glazed inebriate inebriated intoxicated laced lit muddled plastered potted sloshed stoned tanked totaled wasted
WEAK
besotted boozed up crapulent crapulous drunk as a skunk drunken feeling no pain groggy half-seas over high high as a kite in one's cups juiced liquored up seeing double sodden three sheets to the wind tight tipsy under the influence under-the-table
Antonyms
STRONG
sober straight

Example Sentences

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Newsom climbed from San Francisco mayor to lieutenant governor to California’s governorship, where he quietly stewed as Harris leapfrogged past him into the vice presidency.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

Inside the shell as the smoke clears is stewed lamb over a cream-filled Japanese pancake.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025

As he stewed, Tesla’s rivals have been preparing for a robot future of their own.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025

But by then, they had already stewed on their Game 5 clunker long enough.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2025

Each plate had a pile of soaked and stewed honey locust beans—mixed with hickory nuts.

From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.