as in drunken
being under the influence of alcohol
several wedding guests who got a little drunk
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as in alcoholic
a person who makes a habit of getting drunk
you can't trust anything that old drunk says
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as in spree
a bout of prolonged or excessive drinking
after a weeklong drunk he was unable to remember anything
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or drank
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as in sipped
to swallow in liquid form
the doctor wants her to drink lots of water before the examination
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as in boozed
to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages
we're worried that she's started drinking again
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Recent Examples of drunk
Oren Peleg, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
In Aurora, some of the attendees became drunk and rowdy.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 26 May 2025
But Nathalie is a drunk who has been in an abusive relationship with a violent man.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 24 May 2025
Joey Flechas, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
In its race to be Number One, DISH had drunk the Silicon Valley Kool-Aid that says winners are those who grow their user base the fastest—profitability be damned.
—Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
The pilots agreed, took the plane off autopilot, and a very drunk Sheen was able to fly and steer the A330 somewhere over the Atlantic with 200 other passengers onboard.
—Oren Peleg, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
In Aurora, some of the attendees became drunk and rowdy.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
In the story, the father of Biel’s Chloe and Banks’ Nikki was a drunk who sobered up before his younger daughter Chloe was old enough to be aware of the worst of his behavior.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 26 May 2025
But Nathalie is a drunk who has been in an abusive relationship with a violent man.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 24 May 2025
Verb
One witness told law enforcement, and additional sources told the Miami Herald, that Díaz de la Portilla, who is now 60, sometimes drank during city meetings.
—Joey Flechas, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
In its race to be Number One, DISH had drunk the Silicon Valley Kool-Aid that says winners are those who grow their user base the fastest—profitability be damned.
—Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drunk
Adjective
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Feng has a drunken smile on his face the entire time.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
18 Sep. 2025
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The jury convicted her of only drunken driving.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Desmond, her husband, had returned from the war, not physically wounded, but mentally damaged, and was becoming an alcoholic.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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Staples, played in the movie by Emily Blunt, was a recovering alcoholic, and the couple’s fraught journeys with sobriety led to feelings of abandonment and bitterness.—
Rory Doherty,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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At least 15 users joined Gendron’s server shortly before the supermarket shooting spree, a source with knowledge of Discord’s internal investigation told CNN.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2025
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Prosecutors had argued that the brothers were seeking their parents' multimillion-dollar fortune and highlighted their lavish spending spree shortly after the murders.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Guests including Dua Lipa, The Dare and Ann Dexter-Jones joined Ronson for the party, where Don Julio cocktails were sipped and DJs like DJ Stretch Armstrong, Jeff Brown and Belinda Becker performed.—
Leigh Nordstrom,
Footwear News,
19 Sep. 2025
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The night started out with a cocktail party in an airy and bright residence in the Mandarin Oriental, as realtors sipped drinks and munched on bites as live music played.—
Hadley Meares,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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After the passing of Karl Maybach, his company was fully absorbed into Daimler/Mercedes-Benz in the 1960s, and Maybach-Mercedes rail engines were produced till 1966.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Lutkenhaus has absorbed most of this online reaction because getting compared to one of the NBA’s all-time greats is impossible to miss.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Experts in psychiatry and workplace wellness previously told Newsweek that long hours are linked to sleep disruption, impaired executive function and even structural changes in the brain.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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What is considered impaired driving in California?—
Sarah Linn,
Sacbee.com,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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She’s forced into vacating her post, and takes to long days of binge-drinking and doom-scrolling as threatening male social media incels pillory her reputation after the details of her lawsuit against Tinder are leaked.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
19 Sep. 2025
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Nothing says the market is due for another such manic episode, which itself had only been closely approximated by the binge that culminated 70 years earlier.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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As for towels, they'll likely be soaked or caked with mud after every use.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
16 Sep. 2025
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Over the past week, South Florida has been soaked.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Drunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drunk. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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