BIBULOUSNESS Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

bibulousness

noun

as in intoxication

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After detaining the suspect, deputies determined he had been released from jail earlier Saturday following arrest on suspicion of possession of drug paraphernalia and public intoxication.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 26 July 2026
Hampton, 29, is on trial in the 485th District Court in Tarrant County this week on an indictment in which the top count is intoxication manslaughter.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2026

Definition of intoxication

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While anxious weirdos were sprinting to the Piggly Wiggly to stock up on Wonder Bread and milk before the impending snowstorm hit, savvy folks focused more on their looming dipsomania.

— Aaron Goldfarb, Esquire, 23 Jan. 2016
So adding a hefty pour of ginger beer, some lime juice, and a dope copper mug to your vodka transforms your dipsomania into an actual weekend event.

— Aaron Goldfarb, Esquire, 15 May 2015

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And, the most common causes of cirrhosis are chronic hepatitis C, chronic alcoholism and long-term, heavy drinking.

— Martha Ross, Mercury News, 17 July 2026
Unrequited yearning, alcoholism, and suppressed desires abound in the 80-minute one-act play, which won Escola a Tony Award.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026

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