drunk Meaning & Definition
What Does Drunk Mean?
Drunk is used as an adjective meaning Intoxicated as a result of excessive alcohol consumption, usually by drinking alcoholic beverages. It can also mean (Can we verify this sense?) Habitually or frequently in a state of intoxication. As an adverb, it means While drunk. As a noun, it means One who is intoxicated with alcohol.
Drunk in Brief
| Part of speech | adjective, adverb, noun, verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | //dɹʌŋk// |
| Syllables | 1 |
| Synonyms | mellow, besotted and stiff |
| Antonyms | sober |
| Plural | drunks |
| Comparative / superlative | drunker, drunkest |
Drunk Definition (Adjective)
- Intoxicated as a result of excessive alcohol consumption, usually by drinking alcoholic beverages.
- (Can we verify this sense?) Habitually or frequently in a state of intoxication.
- Elated or emboldened.
Drunk with power, he immediately ordered a management reshuffle.
- Drenched or saturated with moisture or liquid.
Drunk as an Adverb
- While drunk.
He was arrested for driving drunk.
Drunk as a Noun
- One who is intoxicated with alcohol.
- A habitual drinker, especially one who is frequently intoxicated.
- A person whose behaviour when drunk tends to be of a specified kind.
He's a talkative drunk; three beers in and he's chattering away about everything.
- A drinking bout; a period of drunkenness.
- A drunken state.
Drunk as a Verb
- past participle of drink
- simple past of drink
Verb
- To consume (a liquid) through the mouth.
He drank the water I gave him.
- (metonymic) To consume the liquid contained within (a bottle, glass, etc.).
Jack drank the whole bottle by himself.
- To consume alcoholic beverages.
Everyone who is drinking is drinking, but not everyone who is drinking is drinking.
- To take in (a liquid), in any manner; to suck up; to absorb; to imbibe.
- To take in; to receive within one, through the senses; to inhale; to hear; to see.
- To smoke, as tobacco.
Adjective
- Habitually or frequently in a state of intoxication.
- (usually followed by with or on) Elated or emboldened.
Drunk with power he immediately ordered a management reshuffle.
Synonyms of Drunk
Antonyms of Drunk
Drunk in a Sentence
Drunk with power, he immediately ordered a management reshuffle.
He was arrested for driving drunk.
He's a talkative drunk; three beers in and he's chattering away about everything.
He drank the water I gave him.
Jack drank the whole bottle by himself.
Everyone who is drinking is drinking, but not everyone who is drinking is drinking.
Drunk with power he immediately ordered a management reshuffle.
Word Forms & Grammar
drunk (comparative drunker, superlative drunkest)
drunk (comparative more drunk, superlative most drunk)
drunk (plural drunks)
drunk
Words That Rhyme With Drunk
Origin of Drunk
From Middle English drunke, drunken, ydrunke, ydrunken, from Old English druncen, ġedruncen (“drunk”), from Proto-Germanic *drunkanaz, *gadrunkanaz (“drunk; drunken”), past participle of Proto-Germanic *drinkaną (“to drink”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian dronken, West Frisian dronken, Dutch dronken, gedronken, German Low German drunken, bedrunken, German trunken, getrunken, betrunken, Swedish drucken, Icelandic drukkinn.
Pronouncing Drunk
The standard pronunciation of drunk is //dɹʌŋk//, spoken in 1 syllable.
Common Questions About Drunk
Is drunk an adjective or an adverb?
Drunk is mainly used as an adjective, but it can also be used as an adverb, a noun and a verb.
What is another word for drunk?
You can replace drunk with words such as mellow, besotted and stiff. See the full list of drunk synonyms and antonyms.
What is the opposite of drunk?
The opposite of drunk is sober.
What is the plural of drunk?
The plural of drunk is drunks.
What are the comparative and superlative forms of drunk?
The comparative form is drunker and the superlative form is drunkest.