Synonyms of alcoholics

alcoholics

noun

plural of alcoholic

as in drunks

a person who makes a habit of getting drunk

one can be a social drinker without turning into an alcoholic

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drunks
• drinkers
• drunkards
• inebriates
• boozers
• alkies
• tipplers
• rummies
• topers
• sots
• boozehounds
• souses
• lushes
• juicers
• soakers
• dipsomaniacs
• soaks
• tosspots
• juiceheads
• winos
• swillers
• swiggers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• abstainers
• teetotalers
• nondrinkers
• teetotalists

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of alcoholics

The child of alcoholics, Dreesen often referenced his rough-and-tumble upbringing in his comedy sets, telling tales of little Tommy shining shoes in the taverns of the South Side to feed his siblings. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026

In fact, severe alcoholics may become immunocompromised. — Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 14 May 2026

But on the other hand, a rehab center for alcoholics doesn’t fold because one of its participants goes on a bender. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026

A lot of 'em are ex addicts, alcoholics, a lot of us. — Outside Online, 18 Feb. 2026

No wonder why so many people became alcoholics. — Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026

Erdoğan’s speeches are full of practical advice about how to destroy the left, such as calling progressives lazy, impractical alcoholics funded by globalist lobbies and contrasting the efficiency of an imperial president with the messiness of parliamentary policymaking. — Kaya Genç, The Dial, 3 Feb. 2026

Because his subject was surrounded by colorful and often unpredictable characters—alcoholics, neurotics, and blowhards—Perkins’s self-effacing qualities make for a dramatic contrast and a wealth of wild stories. — Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026

Most notable was that the functional and young adult subtypes represented roughly between 19% to 31% of all alcoholics, while the chronic severe subtype represented only 9%—yet the latter has become the stereotype. — Sarah Allen Benton, SELF, 23 Dec. 2025