ALCOHOLIC Synonyms: 101 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of alcoholic

as in drunk

a person who makes a habit of getting drunk one can be a social drinker without turning into an alcoholic

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adjective

as in bibulous

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Recent Examples of alcoholic

Noun

Following their split, Timothy, who was an alcoholic, moved across the country to California, while Chris took charge of raising Ben and Casey. — Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 24 July 2026 The lost revenue comes later, when another alcoholic drink no longer feels necessary. — Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Adjective

In February, alcoholic beverage behemoth Constellation Brands announced plans to lay off 212 workers at its Mission Bell Winery in Madera. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026 In the offer, consumers get an entrée, chips and salsa and a non-alcoholic drink. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for alcoholic

Recent Examples of Synonyms for alcoholic

Noun

Nothing that would actually stop a person, a child, a wheelchair or a stumbling drunk from going straight into the water.

— Joseph V. Sakran, Baltimore Sun, 15 Aug. 2026
Then she, once again, intimates that Shannon is a drunk, which makes Shannon storm off into the night.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of drunk

Adjective

But how differently would the Iron Lady have handled Brexit or Jean-Claude Juncker, the EU’s bibulous president?

— Philip Delves Broughton, WSJ, 16 Nov. 2018
Aside from his bibulous peculiarities, Old Roy is generous, brave, courteous and a keen lover of fun.

— John MacCormack, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Jan. 2018

Definition of bibulous

Noun

But Texidor and Sanchez said their son was not a big drinker and never did drugs.

— Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026
Terrell, who is gay and doubles as a night-club promoter, brings in scores of drinkers to their perpetually sleepy pub, transforming it into Philadelphia’s trendiest gay bar.

— Paula Mejía, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of drinker

Adjective

But this replacement adoption has strings attached, in the form of a father (Fabrizio Odetto) who’d already been trying to get Giulia away from his dissolute ex, and is not about to hand her over to some rich third party.

— Dennis Harvey, Variety, 30 July 2026
His untimely death set the template for the doomed, dissolute musician.

— David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026

Definition of dissolute

Noun

Only his father’s respectability, and perhaps his odd Motown accent, spared him from getting cussed out by bridesmaids at society weddings as a wastrel and drunkard, a shameless woman-wrapper.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026
In invalidating the comparisons, Gorsuch focused on the purpose of the laws aimed at the habitual drunkards of the 18th century.

— Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 25 June 2026

Definition of drunkard

Adjective

Larry had a dopey perma-smile, and seemed delighted by everything, especially Sergey.

— Claire Stapleton, New Yorker, 18 July 2026
The concept was already mildly stale in 1983; in 2026, jokes about Nate learning to use a toaster or a GPS come off as well past their expiration date, no matter how earnestly dopey a performance Bargatze gives.

— David Sims, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026

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