Synonyms of drinks

drinks 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of drink

1

as in sips

to swallow in liquid form

the doctor wants her to drink lots of water before the examination

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sips
• gulps
• swigs
• quaffs
• licks
• sups
• swills
• slurps
• guzzles
• imbibes
• knocks back
• hoists
• sucks
• wines
• tipples
• consumes
• toasts
• pounds (down)
• belts (down)
• slugs (down)
• tosses (down or off)
• laps
• downs
• ingurgitates
• nips
• pledges
• mouths (down)
• puts away
• kills

2

as in boozes

to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages

we're worried that she's started drinking again

Synonyms & Similar Words

• boozes
• tipples
• revels
• bibs
• guzzles
• carouses
• soaks
• hits the bottle
• boozes it up
• liquors (up)
• lushes (up)
• imbibes
• nips

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• abstains

• abstains

3

as in absorbs

to take in (something liquid) through small openings

the hot surface of the porous rock drank water like a sponge

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sips
• absorbs
• swallows
• sponges
• imbibes
• swigs
• quaffs
• gulps
• slurps
• takes up
• swills
• soaks (up)
• guzzles
• sucks (up)

drinks

2 of 2

noun

plural of drink

1

as in beverages

a liquid suitable for drinking

we went inside to have a drink after mowing the lawn

Synonyms & Similar Words

• beverages
• sodas
• libations
• liquors
• mixes
• drinkables
• potions
• spirits
• quenchers
• brews
• alcohols
• pops
• soft drinks
• nectars
• intoxicants
• potables
• mixers
• soda pops

2

as in gulps

the portion of a serving of a beverage that is swallowed at one time

the thirsty soldier took a long drink from his canteen

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sips
• gulps
• swallows
• swigs
• quaffs
• sups
• belts
• nips
• drafts
• swills
• snorts
• shots
• drops
• slugs
• drams
• drags

3

as in liquors

a distilled beverage that can make a person drunk

you can get drinks at the bar only if you show them a valid ID

Synonyms & Similar Words

• liquors
• boozes
• alcohols
• bottles
• spirits
• beers
• juices
• rums
• wines
• tipples
• sauces
• intoxicants
• ales
• whiskeys
• stimulants
• vodkas
• grogs
• inebriants
• cocktails
• brandies
• potables
• tequilas
• strong drinks
• moonshines
• ardent spirits
• hooches
• lushes
• whiskies
• loads
• firewaters
• aperitifs
• sakes
• aqua vitaes
• gins
• digestifs
• brews
• chasers
• belts
• snifters
• pops
• nips
• mixed drinks
• nightcaps
• microbrews
• liqueurs
• snorts
• John Barleycorns
• shots
• shooters
• tots
• slugs
• schnapps
• brewskis
• pegs
• bracers
• malt liquors
• meads
• mums
• nappies
• home brews
• whets
• brewages
• barley-brees
• sakis
• mescals
• barley-broos
• mao-tais
• Dutch courages

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonintoxicants

• nonintoxicants