pickled

adjective

pick·​led ˈpi-kəld 

1

: preserved in or cured with pickle

pickled herring

2

: drunk sense 1a

gets thoroughly pickled before dinner

—New Yorker

Synonyms

• besotted
• blasted [slang]
• blind
• blitzed [slang]
• blotto [slang]
• bombed
• boozy
• canned [slang]
• cockeyed
• crocked
• drunk
• drunken
• fried
• gassed
• hammered [slang]
• high
• impaired
• inebriate
• inebriated
• intoxicated
• juiced [slang]
• lit
• lit up
• loaded [slang]
• looped
• oiled [slang]
• 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 pickled in a Sentence

He got pickled at the office party.

I must have been rather pickled when I agreed to your stupid scheme.

Recent Examples on the Web

The plates also come with a side of lettuce, tomato, and pickled onions. —Ana Gutierrez, Austin American-Statesman, 17 Dec. 2024

Tear the provolone into pieces and add to the pot, along with the pickled peppers. —Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 17 Dec. 2024

Another Vietnamese staple is banh mi, a crusty baguette typically filled with pork or chicken, pate, and pickled carrot and daikon radish. —Catherine Garcia, theweek, 11 Nov. 2024

One of Noko Nashville's signature dishes is the Blue Fin Tuna Crudo, a Chef's cut of tuna made with Wakame, truffle mustard soy sauce, pickled wasabi and crispy onion. —Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 5 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1552, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

pickled

adjective

pick·​led

: preserved with pickle