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intoxicated

/ɪnˈtɑksɪkeɪtɪd/adjective5 syllables

Intoxicated means: stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol).

Synonyms for intoxicated29

adjective, as in stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)

drunk, inebriated, ripped, gone, bacchanalian, bacchanal, bacchic, carousing, orgiastic, beery, besotted, blind drunk, blotto, crocked
and 14 more, cockeyed, fuddled, loaded, pie-eyed, pissed, pixilated, plastered, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy

adjective, as in as if under the influence of alcohol

drunk, excited

Opposites of intoxicated

sober

What does intoxicated mean?2

adjective

1

stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)“a noisy crowd of intoxicated sailors”

2

as if under the influence of alcohol“felt intoxicated by her success”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Intoxicated in a sentence

  • They are dancing, intoxicated with the beauty of cherry blossoms.auxitt
  • The sweet scent of her lips intoxicated me.carlosalberto
  • The ambitious man became intoxicated with his own success.unknown
  • You’re intoxicated; it’s not a good idea to drive.Nuel
  • Lukas was too intoxicated by the power of invisibility.Amastan
  • Boris was not intoxicated in any way on that night.Amastan
  • Skura is becoming intoxicated with his power over men.Amastan
  • I saw several intoxicated people in the park.CK

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