SLOSHED Synonyms: 98 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈsläsht

Definition of sloshed

slang

as in drunk

being under the influence of alcohol To his dismay, he found that many of his fellow cruise passengers were frequently sloshed.

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verb

past tense of slosh

as in splashed

to move with a splashing motion the baby gurgled contentedly as the water sloshed gently around him in the bathtub

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as in slopped

to cause (something liquid or mushy) to move along in sheets while painting the Windsor chair, he carelessly sloshed paint all over the adjacent wall

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Recent Examples of sloshed

Adjective

Even before Morrissey’s statement, Marr trolled a fan on social media with a sloshed photo of British arse Nigel Farage when the fan expressed optimism that the Oasis reunion could tempt the Smiths. — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2024

Verb

His blood sloshed through the device’s tiny channels and pressed against its protein snares. — Elie Dolgin, IEEE Spectrum, 4 June 2026 There’s a very simple reason why Kimi is always so sloshed. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026 One of the regulars is sloshed and keeps turning the knob, switching radio stations every which way. — E.r. Pulgar, Pitchfork, 10 Mar. 2026 Serene spa music, a blend of classical piano and loudly chirping birds, trilled in the background as the machine sloshed and gurgled. — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026 Water sloshed across a shallow, rocky shelf, sweeping away the sediments there, along with the algae that serves as the primary food source for this species. — Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 7 May 2026 That money built up other countries’ economies or sloshed around as financial surpluses that fueled financial market exuberance and asset bubbles that could suddenly pop. — Amy Myers Jaffe, The Conversation, 9 Mar. 2026 Three and half billion years ago, the 95-mile-wide basin sloshed with water, as did much of the rest of the planet, until Mars lost its magnetic field, the solar wind stripped away its atmosphere, and most of its water sputtered away into space. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 21 Apr. 2026 Kitchen trash, vegetables, roach-spray cans, air fresheners, bathroom cleaners, a Russian Navy sailor’s cap, disposable gloves, water jugs, food packaging, juice bottles, men’s body-wash bottles—all had sloshed around in the strait and washed up on Alaskan shores. — Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026

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Jenny Racicot, who lives in Maine, told Politico that Platner entered her home in 2021 while drunk and assaulted her.

— Kimberlee Kruesi, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
As if Taylor Swift’s wedding and the nation’s 250th birthday weren’t reason enough to celebrate, Beyoncé is giving fans an excuse to be drunk in love.

— Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 4 July 2026

Definition of drunk

Adjective

The pseudonymous title character, a depressed, drunken, belligerent twenty-six-year-old advice columnist, has no real hardships of his own and is cursed by doubt.

— Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 1 July 2026
On the personal side, Beth and Rip both attempt to connect with Carter in last week’s episode after his drunken acts in episode 7.

— Brayden Garcia July 1, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2026

Definition of drunken

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Thousands of dead Cassin's auklets washed onto beaches across the Pacific Northwest during the same period, another indication that warming ocean conditions had rippled through the ecosystem.

— Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 2 July 2026
To root for #TeamBlack is to know that nothing good can come from impulse, and rueful laughter rippled across the lawn as Jace, eager to fight in his mother’s stead, locks Rhaenyra in her chambers to prevent her from risking her life in battle.

— Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 22 June 2026

Definition of rippled

Adjective

And thirdly, the confidence Harley has in its 2026 bikes to facilitate such a thing, and on a wet racetrack no less, is quite frankly amazing.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 July 2026
Typically, El Niño is associated with wetter-than-normal conditions during the winter in Southern California.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

Definition of wet

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