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

2

as in boozes

to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages

we're worried that she's started drinking again

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• 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

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonintoxicants