soaked

14 8.5

Being very drunk after drinking a lot of alcohol

adjective
/soʊkt/

Informal

: ebrio

He got absolutely soaked at the party last night and could barely walk home.

Examples

By midnight, most of the guests were totally soaked and singing loudly.
She felt soaked after drinking too much wine.
After a few pints, she was already feeling soaked.
After the party, he was completely soaked.
By midnight, most of the guests were totally soaked and singing loudly.
He got absolutely soaked at the party last night and could barely walk home.
After a few pints, she was already feeling soaked.

Synonyms

drunk

vssoaked

∞ 1.6

Having too much alcohol makes your body and mind not work normally

signals a stronger, more extreme level of impairment

drunken

vssoaked

163 2.8

Having too much alcohol in the body and behaving loudly or strangely

refers specifically to a very high individual alcohol level

wasted

vssoaked

NSFW

94 8.4

Very drunk or affected by drugs and unable to think clearly

is specific to very heavy alcohol effect only

intoxicated

vssoaked

NSFW

55 4.2

Unable to control your actions because of alcohol or drugs

is more colloquial and stresses extreme excess

loaded

vssoaked

Informal

31 8.1

Very drunk after drinking alcohol

is more intense or focused on extreme excess

hammered

vssoaked

Slang

28 8.4

Very drunk from drinking alcohol

describes the same state but in neutral language

inebriated

vssoaked

Formal

15 6.5

To be very drunk after drinking too much alcohol

is an informal way to show the same high degree

plastered

vssoaked

Informal

13 8.3

Very drunk after drinking a lot of alcohol

is the same severity but more formal in tone

tight

vssoaked

Archaic

12 9.9

Very drunk after drinking too much

signals a higher, more intense level of alcohol effect

smashed

vssoaked

Slang

6 8.4

Very drunk after drinking a lot of alcohol

is similar but uses less slangy wording

blind drunk

vssoaked

Informal

5 7.9

So affected by alcohol that you are not aware of what you do or where you are

is equally severe but does not focus on lost awareness

drunk as a skunk

vssoaked

Informal

4 8.9

Too much alcohol makes a person very unsteady and unable to think clearly

is the same extreme state but in more neutral words

blotto

vssoaked

Archaic

4 9.9

Very drunk so you cannot act or think clearly

is extreme but may not stress total functional collapse

sloshed

vssoaked

Informal

4 9.2

Very drunk after drinking too much

is equally high degree but more neutral in wording

cockeyed

vssoaked

Archaic

4 9.7

Very drunk after drinking too much

is the same high level but neutral about behaviour style

soused

vssoaked

Informal

3 9.0

Very drunk after drinking too much alcohol

is the same high degree but uses more formal phrasing

pissed

vssoaked

3 9.9

Very drunk after drinking alcohol

is equally strong but less coarse in everyday language

pie-eyed

vssoaked

Archaic

1 9.5

Extremely drunk and not able to behave normally

is equally strong but lacks whimsical imagery

sozzled

vssoaked

Slang

1 9.9

Very drunk after drinking too much alcohol

indicates the same excess but without playful tone

squiffy

vssoaked

Slang

1 9.9

A little drunk after drinking alcohol

always denotes a consistently very high level without doubt

fuddled

vssoaked

Archaic

1 9.9

Very drunk and confused after drinking too much

points to the overall very high degree rather than mental fog

in the drink

vssoaked

Archaic

1 9.9

A person who is very drunk and cannot find their way home

is the same extreme state but more forceful in degree

besotted

vssoaked

Archaic

1 8.2

Extremely drunk and unable to stand or think clearly

is purely about extreme alcohol effect without emotion

rat-arsed

vssoaked

Offensive

1 9.9

Very drunk after drinking too much alcohol

expresses the same degree without coarse wording

crocked

vssoaked

Slang

1 9.9

So drunk that you cannot stand or think clearly

is similar but carries a slightly more vivid sense of excess

stiff

vssoaked

Slang

1 9.6

Very drunk after drinking too much

is more extreme and less tied to slang use

pixilated

vssoaked

Archaic

1 9.9

Feeling very drunk and acting foolishly

is similar in severity but not focused on foolish acts

slopped

vssoaked

Slang

1 9.9

Very drunk and cannot walk straight

means the same high level but without messy imagery

in one's cups

vssoaked

Archaic

9.9

Drunk after drinking too much alcohol

indicates a modern, stronger sense of heavy alcohol use

leathered

vssoaked

Slang

9.9

Being extremely drunk and unable to stand or speak clearly

is the same severe state but expressed in neutral terms

Antonyms

sober

286 3.2

Not having drunk alcohol or taken drugs

Idioms

soaked to the skin

1 3.2

Completely wet, with water going through your clothes and reaching your skin

How Drunk

soaked

Informal

14 8.5

plastered

Informal

13 8.3

drunk

∞ 1.6

tipsy

Informal

24 4.8

Surface Forms

soaked positive

Morphology

soaked = soak (semi-transparent) = soak + ed

The adjectival meaning 'extremely drunk' is a metaphorical extension from 'soak' meaning 'saturated'; learners who know 'soak' may not automatically infer 'drunk'.

Etymology

Soaked comes from the verb soak, which means 'to make very wet', as when clothes are 'soaked to the skin' in the rain. A helpful way to remember the slang meaning 'extremely drunk' is to imagine someone 'drenched' in drink—so full of alcohol they can hardly stand, which is why soaked can mean very drunk.