GUZZLED Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

guzzled

verb

past tense of guzzle

as in sipped

to swallow in liquid form guzzled my soda before I could stop him

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as in drank

to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages teenagers sneaking out to guzzle in the woods

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abstained

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Recent Examples of guzzled The shampoo felt nourishing, not drying, and my thirsty locks guzzled the conditioner and leave-in. — Gina Vaynshteyn, StyleCaster, 31 July 2026 Whatever water was left was earmarked for the plants in the patch, which guzzled hundreds and hundreds of gallons per day. — Literary Hub, 22 June 2026 On Friday, Politico reported that one of the country’s biggest data center developments had guzzled nearly 30 million gallons of water without paying for it. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 11 May 2026 The coffee outperforms anything guzzled in West London, even the decaf. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026 The women have frequently shared their custom dirty soda orders and helped catapult the once-niche drink, often guzzled from 44-ounce mega cups, into the spotlight. — Brittany Anas, Denver Post, 27 Jan. 2026 In the 2000 season opener at Texas Stadium, the Philadelphia Eagles famously guzzled it — collected from pickle jars and put in normal water bottles — because the temperature rose as high as 109 degrees. — Matt Barrows, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025

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Acker had brought two large deli coffees, and Lee sipped his from a straw.

— Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
In a separate photo showcasing her stomach, Culpo sipped on a smoothie from Erewhon in an effort to beat the heat.

— Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 9 Aug. 2026

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Hampton drank three Shiner bottled beers and two shots of whiskey at a Grand Prairie pool hall and smoked marijuana at his manager’s house in the hours before the collision, Hampton told a police officer near the scene.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Aug. 2026
Kenzo leaned back so that his bobbing Adam’s apple was visible, and drank it down in one gulp.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

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