inebriated
adjective
in·ebri·at·ed
i-ˈnē-brē-ˌā-təd 
: exhilarated or confused by or as if by alcohol : intoxicated
Synonyms
- besotted
- blasted [slang]
- blind
- blitzed [slang]
- blotto [slang]
- bombed
- boozy
- canned [slang]
- cockeyed
- crocked
- drunk
- drunken
- fried
- gassed
- hammered [slang]
- high
- impaired
- inebriate
- intoxicated
- 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 inebriated in a Sentence
Three cowboys, complete with hats and six-shooters, were downing beer and blasting away at empty cans and an old television set. … Their voices—and their aim—made it clear they were totally inebriated.
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Warren Faidley, Storm Chaser, 1996
The creamery manager, it seems, staggered to his car, but was too inebriated to even start the engine …
—Edna O'Brien, New Yorker, 23 Jan. 1989
Monty Python's Terry Jones—a medieval scholar as well as an accomplished lunatic—springs from the tradition of Andersen and the brothers Grimm like a slightly inebriated chameleon, adding new color and his own whacky humor to the classic style and form of the fairy tale.
—Carol Van Strum, New York Times Book Review, 16 Jan. 1983
He was clearly inebriated when he left the bar.
after a night spent partying, the fraternity brothers were all severely inebriated
Warren Faidley, Storm Chaser, 1996
The creamery manager, it seems, staggered to his car, but was too inebriated to even start the engine …
—Edna O'Brien, New Yorker, 23 Jan. 1989
Monty Python's Terry Jones—a medieval scholar as well as an accomplished lunatic—springs from the tradition of Andersen and the brothers Grimm like a slightly inebriated chameleon, adding new color and his own whacky humor to the classic style and form of the fairy tale.
—Carol Van Strum, New York Times Book Review, 16 Jan. 1983
He was clearly inebriated when he left the bar.
after a night spent partying, the fraternity brothers were all severely inebriated
Recent Examples on the Web
The choices were all made to accentuate a timeless vibe, a party at an indeterminate rich person’s house in some liminal place between night and morning, inebriated and sober, loneliness and love.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2024
The inebriated electrician did nothing for our confidence.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 30 Sep. 2024
But one delicious creation lurks on the outskirts of the market, perhaps overshadowed by an inebriated bustle at Thomas Magee's and occasional lines of sneaker heads that wind around Two 18 shoe and clothing store steps away, when the latest Jordans drop.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 17 July 2024
Putting this part of the story in the mouth of an inebriated Frenchman seems nothing less than a crisis of confidence in the realist mode to depict anything at all.
—Ryu Spaeth, Vulture, 4 June 2024
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Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2024
The inebriated electrician did nothing for our confidence.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 30 Sep. 2024
But one delicious creation lurks on the outskirts of the market, perhaps overshadowed by an inebriated bustle at Thomas Magee's and occasional lines of sneaker heads that wind around Two 18 shoe and clothing store steps away, when the latest Jordans drop.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 17 July 2024
Putting this part of the story in the mouth of an inebriated Frenchman seems nothing less than a crisis of confidence in the realist mode to depict anything at all.
—Ryu Spaeth, Vulture, 4 June 2024
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“Inebriated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inebriated. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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