Synonyms of pickled

pickled

adjective

ˈpi-kəld 

as in drunk

being under the influence of alcohol

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pickled

Smoked turkey is piled on bolillo bread, then loaded with avocado, shredded lettuce, tomato, onion, pickled jalapenos, ranch and lots of cilantro. — Justin Brown, AJC.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Wrap jarred, pickled okra pods in thin slices of country ham. — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2026

That fascination comes through in dishes like warm potato dauphine topped with cool mackerel and horseradish; crisp buckwheat with pickled kohlrabi and nori; and East Coast oysters finished with bursts of salmon roe. — Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2026

The pickled papaya salad on top lends the loveliest bit of sweet tang and a little crunch. — Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 9 Sep. 2026