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inebriate Synonyms

Another word for inebriate

Choosing another word for inebriate depends on context, so the 23 synonyms and similar words below are separated across 4 exact definitions and ranked by match strength.
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• verb (Context 1)

To make someone drunk or intoxicated with alcohol.

Usage Example

"The potent homemade wine quickly began to intoxicate the dinner guests."

Strongest
intoxicate
Strong
befuddle
stupefy
besot
fuddle

• noun (Context 2)

A person who is drunk, especially one who is habitually intoxicated.

Usage Example

"In the late nineteenth century, several reformatories were established specifically to house and treat chronic inebriates."

Strongest
drunkard
alcoholic
drunk
Strong
sot
toper
tippler
dipsomaniac
boozer

• verb (Context 3)

To exhilarate, excite, or confuse someone mentally or emotionally as if by alcohol.

Usage Example

"Sudden fame and adulation can easily exhilarate a young artist."

Strongest
exhilarate
intoxicate
Strong
elate
infatuate
electrify

• adjective (Context 4)

Drunk or intoxicated; affected by alcohol or exhilarating emotion.

Usage Example

"The poet wrote of wandering through the city streets in an inebriated daze of youthful joy."

Strongest
inebriated
intoxicated
drunk
drunken
Strong
tipsy
besotted
sottish

Opposites of inebriate

The opposite of inebriate shifts depending on context. Common opposites include:

sober
teetotaler
sober up
abstainer
temperate
disillusion
abstemious
teetotal
See all opposites of inebriate

• Nearby Words

industry
industrywide
indweller
inebriate
inebriated
inebriation
inedible

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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Inebriate. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/inebriate
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