under the influence (Meaning)
under the influence
one that exerts influence, an emanation of spiritual or moral force, the act or power of producing an effect indirectly or without apparent use of force or exercise of command, the act or power of producing an effect without apparent exertion of force or direct exercise of command, corrupt interference with authority for personal gain, an ethereal fluid held to flow from the stars and to affect the actions of humans, an emanation of occult power held to derive from stars, to affect or alter by indirect or intangible means, affected by alcohol or drug intoxication, the act or power of producing an effect without any apparent exertion of force or direct exercise of command, the power or capacity of causing an effect in indirect or intangible ways, to have an effect on the condition or development of, dishonest interference with authority for personal gain, to have an influence on, a person or thing that influences, to alter or affect by indirect or intangible means
Synonyms & Antonyms of under the influence
Synonyms:
- squiffed
- sozzled
- juiced
- stewed
- cockeyed
- tanked
- looped
- three sheets to the wind
- lit
- alcoholic
- plastered
- squiffy
- gassed
- besotted
- stoned
- three sheets in the wind
- tiddly
- intoxicated
- stinking
- crocked
- under the weather
- in the bag
- tipsy
- inebriate
- bombed
- loaded
- blotto
- sottish
- blitzed
- strung out
- potted
- canned
- oiled
- lit up
- inebriated
- pickled
- boozy
Antonyms:
under the influence Sentence Examples
- The suspect was arrested while under the influence of alcohol.
- The witness was unreliable as she was under the influence of medications.
- The student's test results were invalid because he was under the influence of a stimulant.
- The driver was found to be under the influence of both alcohol and marijuana.
- The teenagers were caught under the influence of a new synthetic drug.
- The athlete was disqualified from the competition for being under the influence of a performance-enhancing substance.
- The patient's symptoms were exacerbated by a reaction under the influence of the medication.
- The defendant claimed diminished responsibility due to being under the influence of a mental illness.
- The child developed an addiction under the influence of a manipulative adult.
- The company was penalized for releasing a product that was defective under the influence of a design flaw.
FAQs About the word under the influence
one that exerts influence, an emanation of spiritual or moral force, the act or power of producing an effect indirectly or without apparent use of force or exer
stiff, high, fried, drunken, impaired,wet, wasted, tight, drunk, wiped out
dry, sober,straight, level, steady, cool,temperate, clearheaded, abstinent,abstemious
The suspect was arrested while under the influence of alcohol.
The witness was unreliable as she was under the influence of medications.
The student's test results were invalid because he was under the influence of a stimulant.
The driver was found to be under the influence of both alcohol and marijuana.
