The English word with the most synonyms is often debated, but most lexicographers and thesaurus studies agree that the word drunk has one of the highest numbers of synonyms in the English language, with over 300 to 400 documented slang synonyms. According to the Oxford English Dictionary and various thesaurus compilations, drunk has synonyms like intoxicated, inebriated, tipsy, plastered, hammered, sloshed, wasted, smashed, blotto, stewed, pickled, soused, boozed up, and hundreds more regional and historical terms. Other strong contenders include the word good, which has over 380 synonyms including excellent, fine, great, superb, wonderful, and pleasant, and the word bad which also has hundreds. The word very is often cited for having many synonyms because it can be replaced by extremely, highly, exceedingly, and so on. In terms of formal dictionary entries, set is considered one of the words with the most meanings, with over 430 definitions in the Oxford English Dictionary, which leads to many synonyms. The word run also has over 600 definitions and many synonyms. So while drunk is usually crowned as having the most slang synonyms, words like good, bad, set, and run have the most formal synonyms due to their versatility and frequency of use.
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