pickled

adjective

pick·​led ˈpi-kəld 

1

: preserved in or cured with pickle

pickled herring

2

: drunk sense 1a

gets thoroughly pickled before dinner

—New Yorker

Synonyms

• besotted
• blasted [slang]
• blind
• blitzed [slang]
• blotto [slang]
• bombed
• boozy
• canned [slang]
• cockeyed
• crocked
• drunk
• drunken
• fried
• gassed
• hammered [slang]
• high
• impaired
• inebriate
• inebriated
• intoxicated
• juiced [slang]
• lit
• lit up
• loaded [slang]
• looped
• oiled [slang]
• pie-eyed
• plastered
• potted [slang]
• ripped [slang]
• sloshed [slang]
• smashed [slang]
• sottish
• soused
• sozzled
• squiffed
• squiffy
• stewed
• stiff
• stinking [slang]
• stoned
• tanked [slang]
• tiddly [chiefly British]
• tight
• tipsy
• wasted [slang]
• wet
• wiped out [slang]

Examples of pickled in a Sentence

He got pickled at the office party.

I must have been rather pickled when I agreed to your stupid scheme.

Recent Examples on the Web

Wafer-thin cucumbers and quick pickled carrot and daikon provide crunchy, sweet and sharp freshness. —Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 21 May 2024

Serve with hot pickled peppers and additional hot sauce. —Judy Bart Kancigor, Orange County Register, 9 May 2024

Thick cut chunks of char siu and sunny side up eggs cover a bed of garlic jasmine rice, with tiny concentrated cups of dark soy sauce and tart pickled vegetables on the side. —Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2024

One look at the restaurant’s menu reveals nods to New England: a signature Vermont maple farm burger, Maine Italian and North Shore roast beef sandwiches, Cape Cod and Northeast pickled beet salads and Boston cream pie. —Philip Freeman, Charlotte Observer, 7 May 2024

Each ravioli is filled with light housemade ricotta cheese and the dish is topped with a creamy carrot nage broth, pickled carrot slices and micro herbs. —Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 May 2024

Black bean crumble - Black bean-quinoa crumble, house sauce, jalapeño slaw, pickled red onion and cabbage. —Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2024

The pickled jalapeños give it a good kick and are an ode to Golliher's grandmother who would always add them to her pimento cheese pie recipe. —Michelle Gross, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2024

This summer strawberry salad balances the sweetness of the berries with tangy pickled onions, peppery arugula, and creamy feta. —Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1552, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

pickled

adjective

pick·​led

: preserved with pickle