Synonyms of booze

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noun

as in alcohol

a distilled beverage that can make a person drunk

this will be a birthday party without booze

Synonyms & Similar Words

• alcohol
• liquor
• drink
• rum
• bottle
• beer
• spirits
• wine
• whiskey
• vodka
• juice
• grog
• hooch
• tipple
• ale
• brandy
• intoxicant
• tequila
• firewater
• moonshine
• stimulant
• sauce
• strong drink
• potable
• ardent spirits
• lush
• gin
• sake
• John Barleycorn
• inebriant
• aqua vitae
• cocktail
• load
• pop
• chaser
• belt
• brew
• aperitif
• slug
• snort
• snifter
• liqueur
• mead
• shooter
• nightcap
• bracer
• schnapps
• nip
• tot
• peg
• mum
• mixed drink
• malt liquor
• mescal
• digestif
• whet
• shot
• home brew
• brewski
• microbrew
• brewage
• nappy
• barley-bree
• Dutch courage
• mao-tai

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• mix
• soda
• mixer
• pop
• nonintoxicant
• soda pop
• soft drink
• mocktail

booze

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verb

ˈbüz 

as in to drink

to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages

he went out boozing with his friends on his 21st birthday

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drink
• tipple
• liquor (up)
• guzzle
• bib
• revel
• lush (up)
• soak
• carouse
• hit the bottle
• booze it up
• imbibe
• nip

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• abstain

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of booze

Noun

Not a pushover but a practical-minded realist, the chef takes the punches, striking up a booze-smuggling deal with the Americans to keep the orphans living in his restaurant safe. — Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026

And a devotée of the social life such as her should be familiar with all the booze-absorbing foods of the night. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026

Verb

When a screaming match nearly ended in a fistfight—the director was famously into drugs, booze, and gambling at the time—Toberoff quit. — Tom Dotan, Vanity Fair, 23 Feb. 2026

Like squeezing citrus into a light beer to make a shandy or boozing up a kombucha with reposado. — Jillian Dara, Forbes.com, 6 Feb. 2026

Phrases Containing booze

• booze it up