Synonyms of alcohol

alcohol

noun

ˈal-kə-ˌhȯl 

as in liquor

a distilled beverage that can make a person drunk

after his daughter was born, the man never again touched alcohol

Synonyms & Similar Words

• liquor
• booze
• drink
• rum
• bottle
• spirits
• wine
• beer
• whiskey
• vodka
• juice
• intoxicant
• grog
• stimulant
• tipple
• firewater
• ale
• tequila
• hooch
• brandy
• moonshine
• strong drink
• ardent spirits
• sauce
• potable
• inebriant
• aqua vitae
• John Barleycorn
• lush
• sake
• gin
• cocktail
• load
• chaser
• pop
• belt
• aperitif
• brew
• snort
• slug
• liqueur
• shooter
• mead
• bracer
• snifter
• malt liquor
• mixed drink
• peg
• nightcap
• schnapps
• nip
• mum
• tot
• digestif
• home brew
• whet
• mescal
• shot
• brewage
• microbrew
• brewski
• barley-bree
• nappy
• Dutch courage
• mao-tai

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• mix
• soda
• mixer
• nonintoxicant
• pop
• soft drink
• soda pop
• mocktail

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of alcohol

Joel Perez Leonardo, 25, was charged with harassment, menacing, patronizing a person for prostitution, and operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs in Bronx Criminal Court on Thursday. — Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 6 Nov. 2026

The poison center data showed 233 deaths over the decade, most of which involved other substances like opioids, benzodiazepines, stimulants, and alcohol. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 6 Nov. 2026

Cooper Ouellette, 21, was found guilty of a lesser charge of second-degree manslaughter and delivering alcohol to a minor after a jury deliberated for less than three hours on Friday in New Britain Superior Court. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 6 Nov. 2026

Police are continuing to investigate, including whether or not the driver who struck Schultz’s vehicle might have been impaired from alcohol consumption. — Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2026