Pickled

adj, verb, slang

adj, verb, slang ·2 syllables ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of pickle form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Preserved by pickling.

    "But Richmond[…]appeared to lose himself in his own reflections. Some pickled crab, which he had not touched, had been removed with a damson pie; and his sister saw[…]that he had eaten no more than a spoonful of that either."

  2. 2
    Drunk. slang
Adjective
  1. 1
    (used of foods) preserved in a pickling liquid wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
acerbacerbateacerbicacescentafflictedbefuddled

Antonyms

All antonyms
sober

Example

More examples

"The pickled radish needs a touch of salt."

Related phrases

pickled eggpickled pinepickled punk

More for "pickled"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.