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Synonyms & Antonyms of alcoholic
(Entry 1 of 2)
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
adjectiveSynonyms & Antonyms of alcoholic (Entry 2 of 2)
as in bibulous, dipsomaniacal
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for alcoholic
- befuddled,
- bleary-eyed,
- crapulous,
- dopey
- (also dopy),
- rocky,
- strung out,
- stupefied
- besotted,
- blasted
- [slang],
- blind,
- blitzed
- [slang],
- blotto
- [slang],
- bombed,
- boozy,
- canned
- [slang],
- cockeyed,
- crocked,
- drunk,
- drunken,
- fried,
- gassed,
- hammered
- [slang],
- high,
- impaired,
- inebriate,
- inebriated,
- intoxicated,
- juiced
- [slang],
- lit,
- lit up,
- loaded
- [slang],
- looped,
- oiled
- [slang],
- pickled,
- pie-eyed,
- plastered,
- potted
- [slang],
- ripped
- [slang],
- sloshed
- [slang],
- smashed
- [slang],
- sottish,
- soused,
- sozzled,
- squiffed
- (or squiffy),
- stewed,
- stiff,
- stinking
- [slang],
- stoned,
- tanked
- [slang],
- tiddly
- [chiefly British],
- tight,
- tipsy,
- wasted
- [slang],
- wet,
- wiped out
- [slang]
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“Alcoholic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alcoholic. Accessed 31 Jul. 2021.
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