Synonyms of drank

drank

verb

past tense of drink

1

as in sipped

to swallow in liquid form

the doctor wants her to drink lots of water before the examination

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sipped
• gulped
• licked
• quaffed
• supped
• swigged
• guzzled
• imbibed
• slurped
• swilled
• sucked
• consumed
• tossed (down or off)
• pounded (down)
• hoisted
• knocked back
• slugged (down)
• belted (down)
• lapped
• downed
• toasted
• mouthed (down)
• tippled
• wined
• killed
• put away
• pledged
• ingurgitated
• nipped

2

as in boozed

to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages

we're worried that she's started drinking again

Synonyms & Similar Words

• boozed
• revelled
• reveled
• guzzled
• tippled
• soaked
• hit the bottle
• caroused
• liquored (up)
• bibbed
• lushed (up)
• boozed it up
• imbibed
• nipped

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• abstained

3

as in absorbed

to take in (something liquid) through small openings

the hot surface of the porous rock drank water like a sponge

Synonyms & Similar Words

• absorbed
• swallowed
• sipped
• imbibed
• soaked (up)
• sponged
• sucked (up)
• took up
• gulped
• quaffed
• swigged
• guzzled
• slurped
• swilled

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of drank

McCarthy said, while the questioner drank a shot from an Andy's Clubhouse Shotski. —Christian Holub, EW.com, 2 Oct. 2024

When a bee drank nectar from a flower, the pollen shot right onto its body. —quantamagazine.org, 30 Sep. 2024