soused

3 9.0

Very drunk after drinking too much alcohol

adjective
/ˈsaʊst/

Informal

: ebrio

He laughed and said he wouldn't remember anything from the night because he was soused.

Examples

At the bar, she realized she was too soused to drive safely.
After a long night of partying, he stumbled home, feeling completely soused.
Well, he ain't gonna exactly drown in a damp riverbed, no matter how soused he is.

Chinatown (1974)

Synonyms

drunk

vssoused

∞ 1.6

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

is a more informal way to stress the great degree of intoxication

loaded

vssoused

Informal

31 8.1

Very drunk after drinking alcohol

is the standard neutral label for great intoxication rather than casual slang

hammered

vssoused

Slang

28 8.4

Very drunk from drinking alcohol

is the straightforward way to denote high-level intoxication

inebriated

vssoused

Formal

15 6.5

To be very drunk after drinking too much alcohol

is a broader, less clinical way to say extreme intoxication

soaked

vssoused

Informal

14 8.5

Being very drunk after drinking a lot of alcohol

is the plain term for great intoxication without extra emphasis

plastered

vssoused

Informal

13 8.3

Very drunk after drinking a lot of alcohol

is the plain term for reaching a high level of intoxication

tight

vssoused

Archaic

12 9.9

Very drunk after drinking too much

is the current neutral expression for great intoxication rather than dated slang

smashed

vssoused

Slang

6 8.4

Very drunk after drinking a lot of alcohol

is similar but stated in a more neutral tone about degree

blind drunk

vssoused

Informal

5 7.9

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

covers very heavy intoxication but not necessarily complete unawareness

blotto

vssoused

Archaic

4 9.9

Very drunk so you cannot act or think clearly

covers strong intoxication without implying total loss of functioning

sloshed

vssoused

Informal

4 9.2

Very drunk after drinking too much

is a neutral phrase that indicates comparable high intoxication

cockeyed

vssoused

Archaic

4 9.7

Very drunk after drinking too much

keeps the same degree but in a plain descriptive form

pissed

vssoused

3 9.9

Very drunk after drinking alcohol

is the less blunt neutral way to describe extreme alcohol effects

pie-eyed

vssoused

Archaic

1 9.5

Extremely drunk and not able to behave normally

expresses the same great degree of intoxication more neutrally

sozzled

vssoused

Slang

1 9.9

Very drunk after drinking too much alcohol

is the neutral descriptor focusing only on very high intoxication

squiffy

vssoused

Slang

1 9.9

A little drunk after drinking alcohol

is specifically about being very intoxicated rather than possibly mild cases

fuddled

vssoused

Archaic

1 9.9

Very drunk and confused after drinking too much

notes the same high intoxication but not specifically mental confusion

in the drink

vssoused

Archaic

1 9.9

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

is a plain description that focuses on high intoxication rather than idiom

besotted

vssoused

Archaic

1 8.2

Extremely drunk and unable to stand or think clearly

is the general label for being very intoxicated rather than emotionally overwhelmed

crocked

vssoused

Slang

1 9.9

So drunk that you cannot stand or think clearly

is the neutral descriptor for severe intoxication without slangy color

stiff

vssoused

Slang

1 9.6

Very drunk after drinking too much

remains the neutral descriptor of very high alcohol intoxication

pixilated

vssoused

Archaic

1 9.9

Feeling very drunk and acting foolishly

is the general modern label focusing only on the high alcohol level

slopped

vssoused

Slang

1 9.9

Very drunk and cannot walk straight

expresses the same heavy intoxication more neutrally and simply

in one's cups

vssoused

Archaic

9.9

Drunk after drinking too much alcohol

is the direct term for being very drunk rather than a colloquial phrase

Antonyms

sober

286 3.2

Not having drunk alcohol or taken drugs

How Drunk

hammered

Slang

28 8.4

soused

Informal

3 9.0

drunk

∞ 1.6

tipsy

Informal

24 4.8

Surface Forms

soused positive

Morphology

soused = souse (semi-transparent) = souse + ed

Formed regularly from the verb 'souse' with -ed; the sense 'drunk' is a metaphorical extension from 'soaked', so connection is somewhat guessable but not strictly literal.

Etymology

Soused comes from the older verb souse, which meant 'to soak' or 'drench' in liquid, like being soaked in water. So, if someone is soused, they are 'soaked' in drink — in other words, very drunk.