Synonyms for crapulous
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Drunk — surcharged with liquor; sick from excessive indulgence in drinking or eating
drunk, drunken, full AU, dead drunk, merry, intoxicated, mellow, flustered, nappy, tipsy, muddled, inebriated, fou UK, sodden, maudlin, besotted, inebriate, bibulous, fuddled, crapulent, wamble-cropped, smashed
2. Gluttonous — characterized by excessive eating or drinking
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Characterized by excessive eating or drinking.
- adj. 2
Surcharged with liquor; sick from excessive indulgence in drinking or eating.
Related words
- Word family
- crapulence crapulent
Example sentences
- drunken The drunken man grasped my collar and swore at me.
- intoxicated Tom could've been intoxicated, but he acted sober.
- flustered Tom got flustered while filling out the paperwork.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| crapulous | steady | |
| drunken | rising | |
| intoxicated | steady | |
| flustered | rising | |
| overindulgent | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- fou
- 4 letters
- full1
- 5 letters
- drunk1, merry2, nappy, tipsy2
- 6 letters
- mellow2, sodden2
- 7 letters
- smashed1, drunken2, muddled2, maudlin2, fuddled
- 8 letters
- besotted3, bibulous
- 9 letters
- flustered2, debauched, inebriate4, crapulent
- 10 letters
- inebriated5, gluttonous3
- 11 letters
- intoxicated5, intemperate4
- 13 letters
- overindulgent
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (merry2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- crapuleux