Synonyms of tipsy

tipsy

adjective

ˈtip-sē 

as in drunk

being under the influence of alcohol

our uncle had too much to drink at the wedding and got a little tipsy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drunk
• drunken
• fried
• wet
• impaired
• inebriated
• wasted
• intoxicated
• squiffy
• blind
• plastered
• boozy
• sozzled
• bombed
• besotted
• inebriate
• gassed
• lit
• soused
• loaded
• blotto
• sloshed
• stoned
• under the influence
• alcoholic
• crocked
• tiddly
• stewed
• stiff
• three sheets to the wind
• pickled
• hammered
• three sheets in the wind
• sottish
• under the weather
• smashed
• pie-eyed
• cockeyed
• looped
• juiced
• lit up
• ripped
• tanked
• stinking
• blitzed
• high
• potted
• tight
• blasted
• in the bag
• oiled
• canned
• wiped out
• squiffed
• maudlin
• in one's cups
• beery
• befuddled
• crapulous
• debauched
• dissolute
• bleary-eyed
• dopey
• dopy
• rocky
• stupefied
• strung out
• bibulous
• dissipated
• dipsomaniacal

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sober
• straight
• dry
• temperate
• steady
• level
• cool
• abstemious
• teetotal
• abstinent
• clearheaded

Examples of tipsy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The beer was flowing, the bratwurst were sizzling and the brass band at the village May Day festival led the crowd in ever tipsier renditions of the local drinking song. —Erika Solomon, New York Times, 28 May 2023

Complement the experience with Harrods Champagne (just mind your shopping when you're tipsy). —Sarah Bray, Town & Country, 21 June 2023

Suddenly, the Lions’ efforts looked less like a tipsy father-in-law’s fantasy draft and more like a master class in resource management. —Mike Tanier, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2023

On her first season of Drag Race, Monsoon shared that her persona, often a tipsy mommy of a certain age, was partially inspired by her tumultuous time with a substance-abusing single mom. —Vulture, 20 Jan. 2023