Synonyms of drunken

drunken

adjective

ˈdrəŋ-kən 

1

as in drunk

being under the influence of alcohol

the drunken revelers made sure to take taxis home instead of trying to drive

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drunk
• fried
• wet
• impaired
• inebriated
• wasted
• tipsy
• blind
• intoxicated
• boozy
• inebriate
• besotted
• plastered
• sozzled
• bombed
• soused
• gassed
• stoned
• stewed
• sottish
• pickled
• sloshed
• lit
• blotto
• crocked
• under the influence
• loaded
• smashed
• under the weather
• stinking
• alcoholic
• hammered
• pie-eyed
• looped
• ripped
• three sheets in the wind
• tiddly
• cockeyed
• lit up
• blasted
• potted
• stiff
• blitzed
• juiced
• tanked
• high
• canned
• oiled
• in the bag
• wiped out
• squiffed
• tight
• maudlin
• beery
• in one's cups
• debauched
• dissolute
• dopey
• crapulous
• bleary-eyed
• befuddled
• rocky
• stupefied
• bibulous
• strung out
• dissipated
• dipsomaniacal

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sober
• straight
• dry
• temperate
• steady
• level
• cool
• abstemious
• teetotal
• abstinent
• clearheaded

2

as in intemperate

given to excessive use of alcoholic beverages

drunken ne'er-do-wells who had been pressed into service in the British navy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drunk
• intemperate
• bibulous
• crapulous
• sottish
• dissolute
• debauched
• high
• inebriated
• tipsy
• intoxicated
• dissipated
• soused
• loaded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• temperate
• sober
• straight
• abstemious
• abstinent
• clearheaded
• teetotal

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of drunken

In 2005 and again in 2010, Zahnd helped write laws to increase penalties against repeat drunken drivers. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026

Independent Russian media regularly report about returning veterans involved in assaults, drunken brawls and even killings. — ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

Many boaters say no changes are needed, saying the problem is not speed or engine size, but drunken boaters driving recklessly. — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2026

In true postmodern fashion, Fitzgerald gets a brief, drunken cameo, meeting Jack on an ocean liner. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026