Synonyms for inebriety
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The state of being inebriated; inebriation, drunkenness.
Forms
- Plural
- inebrieties → drunkennesses, inebriations, intoxications, insobrieties…
Example sentences
- intoxication Buddhism forbids intoxication, and Judaism discourages it.
- drunkenness He lost his job and fell into drunkenness.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| inebriety | falling | |
| intoxication | falling | |
| drunkenness | steady | |
| inebriation | rising | |
| insobriety | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 9 letters
- tipsiness, inebriacy
- 10 letters
- insobriety
- 11 letters
- drunkenness3, inebriation
- 12 letters
- intoxication5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (drunkenness3 = 3 syllables).