Synonyms of abstainer

abstainer

noun

as in dry

a person who abstains from alcoholic beverages

for religious reasons she's been a total abstainer her entire life

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dry
• teetotaler
• nondrinker
• teetotalist
• prohibitionist

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drinker
• alcoholic
• drunkard
• drunk
• inebriate
• tippler
• sot
• bibber
• boozer
• souse
• barfly
• boozehound
• wet

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of abstainer

Strikingly, this came at the expense of the time workers spent on highly focused, uninterrupted work, which fell by 9 percent for AI users, and stayed the same for AI abstainers. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 12 Mar. 2026

Heavier drinkers had higher mortality than lighter drinkers, but the study excluded lifelong abstainers — many of whom stop drinking because of illness or medication use. — Robert M. Kaplan, STAT, 1 Jan. 2026