ALCOHOLIC Synonyms: 101 Similar and Opposite Words

alcoholic 1 of 2

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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alcoholic

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adjective

as in bibulous

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Recent Examples of alcoholic

Noun

Dinner is a three-course meal, accompanied by one complimentary alcoholic beverage, while additional menu options are also available. — Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2026 Kerouac was dead from complications of alcohol use, Welch, another alcoholic, was gone too, vanished into the Sierra foothills, a suicide. — Literary Hub, 29 June 2026

Adjective

Guests bring their own decor, food, non-alcoholic beverages, white tablecloths, dishware, cutlery, and a folding table and chairs—though these can be rented. — R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 Minneapolis, Minnesota, has a 3% tax on alcoholic beverages and another 3% tax on food at restaurants located within its downtown. — Stephanie Leiser, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for alcoholic

Recent Examples of Synonyms for alcoholic

Noun

Then she, once again, intimates that Shannon is a drunk, which makes Shannon storm off into the night.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
During games, Spiezio was drinking alcohol out of water bottles in the dugout and was playing baseball drunk.

— Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 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

Preservation Distillery has garnered more and more attention from bourbon drinkers throughout the 2020s, and with good reason.

— Chris Perugini, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Yeti Rambler 16-ounce Stackable Tumbler One of the biggest challenges of being a coffee drinker while traveling is how quickly the beverage gets cold.

— Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 11 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

His dissolute, debauched lifestyle was due for a reckoning and could have sunk into tropes of the season’s theme.

— Jennifer Maas, Variety, 10 June 2026
Firstman stars as Peter, a debauched millennial aging out of a New York scene that never cared about him as a person in the first place.

— Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026

Definition of debauched

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

Definition of dopey

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