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drunk

[druhngk] / drʌŋk /
ADJECTIVE
intoxicated by alcohol
Synonyms
STRONGEST
stoned tipsy
STRONG
bashed befuddled buzzed crocked flushed flying fuddled glazed high inebriate inebriated laced lit muddled plastered potted sloshed stewed tanked totaled wasted
WEAK
boozed up feeling no pain groggy juiced liquored up seeing double three sheets to the wind tight under the influence under-the-table
Antonyms
STRONG
sober straight
NOUN
one who drinks too much
Synonyms
STRONG
alcoholic boozer carouser debauchee dipso dipsomaniac drinker guzzler inebriate lush soak sot souse sponge stiff tippler toper wino
WEAK
bacchanalian barfly bibber tosspot wine-bibber
Antonyms
WEAK
abstainer ascetic nephalist teetotaler

Example Sentences

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I watched crowds of first-time voters dancing through Budapest's backstreets, drunk with a heady mix of hope and incredulity in the early hours of Monday morning.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Aryan Simhadri, who portrays Percy’s best friend Grover Underwood in the series, spoke out last year about an unsettling encounter with a handsy fan when a group of “40 drunk college girls” recognized him.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Fanning: When you said the drunk thing I thought you were gonna say, “What’s the hardest thing to do?”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

"The hours, the number of stones thrown, bars lifted, protein shakes drunk, discussions with psychologists, mental strategies - these curlers work incredibly hard and we work hard with them to help them be the best."

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

And now my heart’s banging around my rib cage like a drunk, blindfolded bird.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli