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

Flavors are divided by Nice (no alcohol), non-dairy and naughty (alcohol infused). — Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026

Just add more alcohol and more reminders of these couples’ experiential chasm, and Lee’s command of irony in a simmering atmosphere is in a league all its own. — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Yes, and people often don’t understand that for a lot of first-year students, who are generally under 21 but still wanting to drink, figuring out how to get alcohol, where the parties are, where the fun is going to be, is a challenge for them. — Rachel Cohen Booth, Vox, 23 Oct. 2026

Hon mirin is remarkably shelf-stable thanks to its sugar and alcohol content. — Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Oct. 2026