in·ebri·ate
i-ˈnē-brē-ət 
-ˌāt
-ˌāt
1
: affected by alcohol : drunk
2
: addicted to excessive drinking
Synonyms
Noun
- alcoholic
- alkie [slang]
- alky
- boozehound
- boozer
- dipsomaniac
- drinker
- drunk
- drunkard
- juicehead [slang]
- juicer [slang]
- lush
- rummy
- soak
- soaker
- sot
- souse
- tippler
- toper
- tosspot
Adjective
- besotted
- blasted [slang]
- blind
- blitzed [slang]
- blotto [slang]
- bombed
- boozy
- canned [slang]
- cockeyed
- crocked
- drunk
- drunken
- fried
- gassed
- hammered [slang]
- high
- impaired
- inebriated
- 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 inebriate in a Sentence
Noun
having performed in countless bars and clubs, the stand-up comedian was used to being heckled by inebriates in the back of the house
Adjective
those inebriate sports fans who yell and scream throughout the game
Recent Examples on the Web
Charles McNulty, latimes.com, 10 May 2018
The group proposed extending the winter shelter through May, boosting treatment for serial inebriates and reporting all homeless incidents and issues to a single coordinator.
—Jeff McDonald, sandiegouniontribune.com, 1 Oct. 2017
Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2024
This celebration is no different than St. Patrick’s Day — an event where people flood downtown, often inebriated, and disrupt traffic, make noise and draw national media coverage, and everyone proudly proclaims to be Irish for the day.
—Luis Guiterrez, Chicago Tribune, 13 Sep. 2024
Dennis Harvey, Variety, 30 July 2023
The money covers additional shelter beds, more street outreach, rapid rehousing, safe parking and the serial inebriate program.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2023
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Noun
One of American drama's most intriguing case studies, Hickey is the hardware salesman who returns to his old tawdry haunt not on one of his periodic benders but on a mission to reform the resident inebriates of their belief in a better tomorrow.
—Charles McNulty, latimes.com, 10 May 2018
The group proposed extending the winter shelter through May, boosting treatment for serial inebriates and reporting all homeless incidents and issues to a single coordinator.
—Jeff McDonald, sandiegouniontribune.com, 1 Oct. 2017
Verb
In the film, Rona is often inebriated and completely unaware of how her constant drinking impacts those around her.
—Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2024
This celebration is no different than St. Patrick’s Day — an event where people flood downtown, often inebriated, and disrupt traffic, make noise and draw national media coverage, and everyone proudly proclaims to be Irish for the day.
—Luis Guiterrez, Chicago Tribune, 13 Sep. 2024
Adjective
Or simply to help other individuals in dire straits — like the widow (Whitney Morgan Cox) and daughter (Veda Cienfuegos) of that inebriate driver, their current plight worsened by the bankruptcy brought on by a Bernie Madoff-like financial predator?
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 30 July 2023
The money covers additional shelter beds, more street outreach, rapid rehousing, safe parking and the serial inebriate program.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2023
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“Inebriate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inebriate. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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inebriate
1 of 3 transitive verb
ine·bri·ate
in-ˈē-brē-ˌāt
inebriated; inebriating
: to make drunk : intoxicate
inebriate
2 of 3 adjective
ine·bri·ate
in-ˈē-brē-ət
-ˌāt
-ˌāt
1
: affected by alcohol : drunk
2
: addicted to excessive drinking
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