intoxicated
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Definition of intoxicated
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Synonyms & Antonyms for intoxicated
Synonyms
besotted, blasted [slang], blind, blitzed [slang], blotto [slang], bombed, boozy, canned [slang], cockeyed, crocked, drunk, drunken, fried, gassed, hammered [slang], high, impaired, inebriate, inebriated, 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 (or squiffy), stewed, stiff, stinking [slang], stoned, tanked [slang], tiddly [chiefly British], tight, tipsy, wasted [slang], wet, wiped out [slang]
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The woman who collided with the patrol vehicle was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. — Arizona Republic, azcentral, "Scottsdale officer rear-ended in his police SUV," 24 Aug. 2019 Bratenahl police and city prosecutors cited Marche with drunken driving, but did not charge him with using a weapon while intoxicated. — Cory Shaffer, cleveland.com, "Activists allege dozens of East Cleveland’s police officers were not compliant with training, seek criminal charges," 23 Aug. 2019 The jury of four women and eight men deliberated little more than one day, after a seven-day trial, before finding Levi guilty of two counts each of second-degree murder and gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated. — Pauline Repard, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Guilty verdicts in DUI hit-run crash in Miramar that led to 2 deaths, 1 serious injury," 22 Aug. 2019 The driver received a municipal citation for her first offense of operating while intoxicated. — Jeff Rumage, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "A woman who injected heroin while driving in Glendale caused a crash, injuring another driver, police say," 5 July 2019 Some people take pleasure in driving while intoxicated, but that isn’t legal. — Los Angeles Times, "Column: For our kids, the white guy with a gun is the face of terrorism," 6 Aug. 2019 Car crash, Church Street: After responding to a two- vehicle crash 10:37 p.m. July 22, police cited a Highland Heights woman, 23 with operating a vehicle while intoxicated, having an open container of an alcoholic beverage and drug paraphernalia. — Joan Rusek, cleveland.com, "Girl ‘drops’ brick on restaurant skylight while mother dines below: Chagrin Falls Police Blotter," 2 Aug. 2019 Jessica Marie Eggleson-Davey was charged last month with vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, and there is a $250,000 active warrant for her arrest, authorities said. — Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, "Crockett: Criminal charges filed in fatal Christmas Day wreck, suspect on the run," 19 July 2019 In the past, he had been convicted three times for driving while intoxicated and for operating a boat while drunk, E! News also reported. — Natalie Stone, PEOPLE.com, "Drunk Driver Accused of Killing Sarah Hyland's Cousin, 14, in Crash Pleads No Contest to Homicide," 18 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'intoxicated.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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intoxicated
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