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alcoholic

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of alcoholic

a person who makes a habit of getting drunk

one can be a social drinker without turning into an alcoholic

Synonyms of alcoholic

alkie (or alky) [slang], boozehound, boozer, dipsomaniac, drinker, drunk, drunkard, inebriate, juicehead [slang], juicer [slang], lush, rummy, soak, soaker, sot, souse, tippler, toper, tosspot

Words Related to alcoholic

swigger, swiller

Near Antonyms of alcoholic

abstainer, nondrinker, teetotaler (or teetotaller), teetotalist

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