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
Stepheny Price, Fox News, 11 Mar. 2025
Tucker, blackout drunk on Slamm’d, once jumped out of a moving car.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025
Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2025
Is Karen really a drunk, or is this a persistent rumor?
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 27 Jan. 2025
Evan Bush, NBC News, 22 Dec. 2024
A number of farm cats that drank raw milk or found infected birds got sick and died — alerting health officials that something was up.
—Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
The couple's adult son claimed that his father was drunk at the time of the argument.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 11 Mar. 2025
Tucker, blackout drunk on Slamm’d, once jumped out of a moving car.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025
Noun
Similar lawsuits have been filed against authorities who’ve mistaken stroke victims for drunks.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2025
Is Karen really a drunk, or is this a persistent rumor?
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 27 Jan. 2025
Verb
But now, the virus has been detected in at least 865 herds of cows across at least 16 states, as well as in raw (unpasteurized) milk sold in California and in domestic cats who drank raw milk.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 22 Dec. 2024
A number of farm cats that drank raw milk or found infected birds got sick and died — alerting health officials that something was up.
—Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for drunk
Adjective
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Barton, 42, was accused of kicking his partner, Georgia, in the head during a drunken row in 2021.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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The two brothers wake up in a daze as this week’s episode opens, not really remembering what happened during their drunken night on the boat with Chloe and Chelsea.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
23 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Pappas, 43, said Stagliano accused her of being an alcoholic and refused to leave her home on the day of her arrest, records show.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA TODAY,
12 Mar. 2025
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My husband has been a functioning alcoholic for more than 40 years.—
Jeanne Phillips,
The Mercury News,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Starting around 2011 Endeavor went on a buying spree acquiring everything from the Professional Bull Riders to the Frieze Art Fair.—
Peter Kiefer,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Mar. 2025
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New England Patriots The Patriots continued their free-agent spending spree Tuesday night, adding star wide receiver Stefon Diggs to a receiving group that needed a No. 1.—
Austin Mock,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Apply it to clean, dry skin on the neck and chest, massaging it in until it’s fully absorbed.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
24 Dec. 2024
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Yet Dylan remained deeply ambivalent about being absorbed into any kind of movement.—
Grant Wong,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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High exposure can lead to impaired cognitive development in children, as well as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer, according to the Environmental Defense Fund and American Cancer Society.—
Mike Snider,
USA TODAY,
13 Mar. 2025
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Investigators allege Hill used the woman’s financial resources and credit rating to buy the properties, and that the woman, who is mentally impaired, did not understand what was happening.—
Ryan Gillespie,
Orlando Sentinel,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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If Episode 5 is the binge, Episode 6 is the hangover, with Saxon and Lochlan piecing together what happened the night before.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2025
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Hybrid drinking is the antithesis of the frat-party keg stand or boozy brunch binge.—
Joe Chura,
Rolling Stone,
6 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Sun-soaked and beautiful, the film takes place in Santa Barbara in 1979, where Dorothea (Annette Bening) is trying to raise her son (Lucas Jade Zumann) in an ever-changing world.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
31 Dec. 2024
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More than an inch of rain over several days soaked the grounds making muddy hills slippery and dangerous, forcing most spectators onto the narrow walkways and creating huge, impassable (and in some places, scary) bottlenecks.—
Candace Oehler,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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From oysters to fried chicken, Champagne makes every meal feel like a celebration.—
Noel Burgess,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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Go for the stone crabs, the fried chicken, the Key lime pie, or just the classic experience.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Drunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drunk. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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