intoxicated
adjective
in·tox·i·cat·ed
in-ˈtäk-sə-ˌkā-təd 
1
: affected by alcohol or drugs especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished
especially
: drunk
2
: emotionally excited, elated, or exhilarated (as by great joy or extreme pleasure)
… the traveler who has become intoxicated by the vision of Serengeti's exotic animals …—
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- besotted
- blasted [slang]
- blind
- blitzed [slang]
- blotto [slang]
- bombed
- boozy
- canned [slang]
- cockeyed
- crocked
- drunk
- drunken
- fried
- gassed
- hammered [slang]
- high
- impaired
- inebriate
- inebriated
- juiced [slang]
- lit
- lit up
- loaded [slang]
- looped
- oiled [slang]
- pickled
- pie-eyed
- plastered
- potted [slang]
- ripped [slang]
- sloshed [slang]
- smashed [slang]
- sottish
- soused
- sozzled
- squiffed
- squiffy
- stewed
- stiff
- stinking [slang]
- stoned
- tanked [slang]
- tiddly [chiefly British]
- tight
- tipsy
- wasted [slang]
- wet
- wiped out [slang]
Examples of intoxicated in a Sentence
He appeared to be very intoxicated.
Driving while intoxicated is illegal.
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During the League of California Cities conference in Long Beach, California last month, Spencer was found intoxicated on the sidewalk shortly after midnight on Oct. 18.
—Chase Hunter, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
April Marie Graves, 43, of Westland, faces 13 felonies and one misdemeanor in the incident, in which she is accused of crashing into multiple vehicles while driving intoxicated at a high speed down Wildwood Street, severely injuring a 32-year-old Westland man.
—Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 14 Aug. 2024
The three-person commission has been the subject of recent turmoil after witnesses reported seeing Commissioner Todd Hiett grope a man while Hiett was extremely intoxicated at a conference in June.
—USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
Gomez pleaded guilty in September to second-degree reckless homicide and homicide by intoxicated use of vehicle in the crash.
—Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 25 Oct. 2024
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Chase Hunter, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
April Marie Graves, 43, of Westland, faces 13 felonies and one misdemeanor in the incident, in which she is accused of crashing into multiple vehicles while driving intoxicated at a high speed down Wildwood Street, severely injuring a 32-year-old Westland man.
—Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 14 Aug. 2024
The three-person commission has been the subject of recent turmoil after witnesses reported seeing Commissioner Todd Hiett grope a man while Hiett was extremely intoxicated at a conference in June.
—USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
Gomez pleaded guilty in September to second-degree reckless homicide and homicide by intoxicated use of vehicle in the crash.
—Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Intoxicated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intoxicated. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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intoxicated
adjective
in·tox·i·cat·ed
-sə-ˌkāt-əd
: affected by an intoxicant and especially by alcohol
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