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Synonyms for besotted

  • adjective

Most common

smitten infatuated enamored US blind drunk inebriated

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Infatuated

infatuated, smitten, enamored US, enamoured UK, taken

2. Drunk — intoxicated, drunk

drunk, blind drunk, inebriated, intoxicated, cock-eyed, tipsy, drunken, stupid, flustered, sodden, drenched, maudlin, muddled, merry, pie-eyed informal, stinking, soaked, smashed, mellow, plastered, ripped, full AU

Antonyms

sober

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Intoxicated, drunk.

  2. adj. 2

    Infatuated.

Example sentences

  • smitten So smitten, Chaereas could barely make his way home.
  • infatuated She became infatuated with a German soccer player.
  • enamored He's enamored of the idea of becoming a rock star.
  • inebriated I know for a fact that Yanni wasn't inebriated.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
besottedrising
smittenrising
infatuatedrising
enamoredrising
inebriatedrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
full1
5 letters
taken2, drunk1, merry2, tipsy2
6 letters
stupid2, ripped1, soaked1, mellow2, sodden2
7 letters
smashed1, drunken2, smitten2, muddled2, maudlin2
8 letters
drenched1, stinking2, enamored3
9 letters
plastered2, flustered2, enamoured
10 letters
infatuated5, inebriated5
11 letters
intoxicated5

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (taken2 = 2 syllables).