intoxicated[adjective]Synonyms:- drunk, drunken, inebriated, legless
(informal), paralytic
(informal), plastered
(slang), tipsy, under the influence
- euphoric, dizzy, elated, enraptured, excited, exhilarated, high
(informal)
Antonyms: sober
Contrasted words: abstemious, abstinent, moderate, temperate, disinterested, unconcerned, depressed, disheartened, distressed, saddened
Related Idioms: disguised with drink, full as a tick, in drink (
or liquor), in one's cups, in the bag, stewed to the gills, the worse for drink, three sheets in (
or to) the wind, under the table, under the weather, with drink taken
Related Words: befuddled,
bemused,
besotted,
dazed,
dopey,
fuddled,
loopy,
maudlin,
sodden,
soppy,
sotted,
tipsy,
affected,
concerned,
interested,
moved,
galvanized,
piqued,
quickened,
stimulated
English Thesaurus: drunk, tipsy/merry, pissed, intoxicated, paralytic/legless, ... [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
in‧tox‧i‧cat‧ed /ɪnˈtɒksəkeɪtəd, ɪnˈtɒksɪkeɪtəd $ -ˈtɑːk-/
adjective1. formal drunk
Antonym : sober:
The driver was clearly intoxicated.2. happy, excited, and unable to think clearly, especially as a result of love, success, power etc
intoxicated by/with He rapidly became intoxicated with his own power.—intoxicate verb [transitive]—intoxication /ɪnˌtɒksəˈkeɪʃ
ən, ɪnˌtɒksɪˈkeɪʃ
ən $ -ˌtɑːk-/
noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
drunk [not usually before noun] having drunk too much alcohol so that your behaviour and mental processes are affected:
Gary was too drunk to remember what had happened that night. I just hope they don’t get drunk and start fighting. drunk driving The police are going to crack down on drunk drivers.tipsy/merry [not before noun] slightly drunk:
After the second glass of wine I was feeling a little tipsy.pissed [not usually before noun] British English informal drunk – this word is very common in spoken British English, but it is not polite:
Don’t listen to him – he’s pissed.intoxicated [not before noun] formal drunk:
He was arrested for driving while intoxicated.paralytic/legless [not before noun] British English informal extremely drunk:
Don’t give Dave any more to drink -- he’s already legless. They became totally paralytic and abusive.drunken [only before noun] especially written used to describe someone who is drunk or their behaviour.
Drunken is mainly used in written English and is always used before a noun. Don’t say ‘he is drunken’. Say
he is drunk:
A drunken man was found lying outside a shop door. We found him lying by the roadside in a drunken stupor (=almost unconscious as a result of being drunk). [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲