as in drunk
being under the influence of alcohol
after a night spent partying, the fraternity brothers were all severely inebriated
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Recent Examples of inebriated
He is attacked by soldiers keen to get the staff but is saved by an inebriated traveling scholar named Lu Yan (Chan), a reference to one of the Eight Immortals mentioned in the Drunken Master films.
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ArsTechnica, 7 Apr. 2025
He is attacked by soldiers keen to get the staff but is saved by an inebriated traveling scholar named Lu Yan (Chan), a reference to one of the Eight Immortals mentioned in the Drunken Master films.
—ArsTechnica, 7 Apr. 2025
The outlet stated that sources said an inebriated Abbasi groped the actor, who was also represented by CAA.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 23 Feb. 2025
Deadline was told by multiple sources that an inebriated Abbasi groped an A-list actor and the fallout led to the parting of the ways with CAA and Entertainment 360 with a lot of back and forth going into it.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 22 Feb. 2025
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ArsTechnica, 7 Apr. 2025
He is attacked by soldiers keen to get the staff but is saved by an inebriated traveling scholar named Lu Yan (Chan), a reference to one of the Eight Immortals mentioned in the Drunken Master films.
—ArsTechnica, 7 Apr. 2025
The outlet stated that sources said an inebriated Abbasi groped the actor, who was also represented by CAA.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 23 Feb. 2025
Deadline was told by multiple sources that an inebriated Abbasi groped an A-list actor and the fallout led to the parting of the ways with CAA and Entertainment 360 with a lot of back and forth going into it.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 22 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inebriated
Adjective
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Wah’s grandfather told officers that Wah had drunk alcohol earlier that morning at the apartment.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
16 May 2025
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Read faces charges of second-degree murder, drunk driving manslaughter and fleeing a deadly accident in O'Keefe's death.—
Michael Ruiz , Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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Some were inflicted on drunken patients who slipped on the ice.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2025
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Prosecutors say the 45-year-old Massachusetts woman struck O’Keefe with her car in a fit of drunken rage and left him to die outside the home of another Boston cop during a massive snowstorm in January 2022.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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All available officers will be deployed to monitor for impaired drivers and other traffic violations.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
23 May 2025
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Researchers have found that infants who sleep upright are at risk for suffocation, especially if their head tips to the side and their breathing is impaired.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
7 May 2025
Adjective
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In one particularly frantic game, Tottenham Hotspur’s collective head was so fried that keeper Heurelho Gomes accidentally knocked out his team-mate, Alan Hutton, in trying to deal with an aerial ball.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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Try making fried rice Umami’s still a new concept for many cooks.—
Lynda Balslev,
Mercury News,
21 May 2025
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“Inebriated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inebriated. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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