DRAM Synonyms: 142 Similar and Opposite Words

dram

noun

ˈdram

Definition of dram next

as in splash

a very small amount allow me to offer a dram of advice

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Recent Examples of dram Whisky lovers are donning kilts in anticipation of Burns Night, the annual celebration of Scotland’s national poet, which features poetry, bagpipes and wee drams. —

Fritz Hahn, Washington Post, 22 Jan. 2026 The menu features Scottish cuisine made from local ingredients, like scallops collected by one of the distillery’s stillmen, local venison, and vegetables grown on the island, while a whisky trolley patrols the dining room offering a range of drams each night. —

Devorah Lev-Tov, AFAR Media, 8 Sep. 2025 While all that’s going on, Brian takes a dram with his father and talks about his future within the family. —

Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 5 Sep. 2025 Climate-positive, organic and sustainable drams are in force at smaller independents like Arbikie, Kilchoman, Nc’Nean and Raasay, while surging investment and hype in the country’s returning ghost distilleries, like Rosebank, Port Ellen and Brora, are remedying the past. —

Mike MacEacheran, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for dram

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dram

Noun

The splash ended in an instant.

— Kelsey Ables, The Atlantic, 13 June 2026
The lines are clean and sharp, the palette muted, approaching grayscale (which makes later splashes of color, like in the gaudy decor of a talk show or the blood-rust-red of a post-apocalyptic sky, pop even more), and motion within the frame is kept to a minimum.

— Jessica Kiang, Variety, 12 June 2026