Drunk
Impaired
Impaired adjective - Being under the influence of alcohol.
Usage example: driving while impaired is against the law
Drunk and impaired are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Drunk" instead an adjective "Impaired".
Nearby Words: impairment, impairing
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Mike's parents were killed by a drunk driver and he takes it very hard that he helped an impaired driver escape justice for killing someone.
Source: Drunk Driver -
While Adam's driving was impaired when his bladder was at max capacity, his score was much worse when he drove the course almost legally drunk.
- In Grand Theft Auto IV, Niko can get drunk, with realistic Interface Screw effects and impaired driving ability.
Source: Standard Status Effects
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Impaired and Drunk. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/drunk/impaired
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