drunk

Having had so much alcohol that you cannot think or behave normally.

• He is very drunk.
• They got drunk at the party last night.
• Are you too drunk to drive?

How to use it: too drunk to do something (He was too drunk to walk home.)

Similar words: intoxicated

Opposites: sober

Common phrases: get drunk, very drunk, too drunk

So excited by a feeling or situation that you lose good judgment or become unusually confident.

• She was drunk with joy.
• Drunk on success, the company spent far too much.
• The victorious leader seemed drunk with power.

How to use it: drunk with something (The new ruler was drunk with power.); drunk on something (They were drunk on their sudden success.)

Similar words: elated, intoxicated

Common phrases: drunk with power, drunk on success, drunk with joy

While affected by having had too much alcohol.

• He drove drunk.
• She arrived drunk and missed most of the meeting.
• Have you ever turned up drunk for work?

Common phrases: drive drunk, arrive drunk, turn up drunk

A person who often drinks too much alcohol.

• The local drunk sat outside the bar.
• People dismissed him as a hopeless drunk.
• Two drunks were arguing loudly by the bus stop.

Similar words: heavy drinker, drunkard

Common phrases: a hopeless drunk, local drunk, an old drunk

A person described by the way they behave after drinking too much alcohol.

• He is a happy drunk.
• She becomes a talkative drunk after a few glasses.
• I avoid him at parties because he is an angry drunk.

Common phrases: a happy drunk, an angry drunk, a talkative drunk

A state of being strongly affected by alcohol.

• He slept off his drunk.
• She was still recovering from a bad drunk.
• After that long drunk, he could barely remember the weekend.

Similar words: intoxication, drunkenness

Opposites: sobriety

Common phrases: sleep off a drunk, a bad drunk