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inebriated vs. intoxicated

inebriated

[in-ee-bree-ey-tid] / ɪnˈi briˌeɪ tɪd /

Sometimes inebriate

adjective

drunk or intoxicated, or exhilarated or stupefied in a way that suggests intoxication.

An inebriated couple were arrested when they took their granddaughter for a joyride, pulling her in a toy car behind their van.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of inebriate.

intoxicated

[in-tok-si-key-tid] / ɪnˈtɒk sɪˌkeɪ tɪd /

adjective

affected by a substance that intoxicates; drunk; inebriated.
mentally or emotionally exhilarated.

Synonyms:

enthralled, ecstatic, enrapt, rapturous, rapt