DRUNKARDS Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

drunkards

noun

plural of drunkard

as in alcoholics

a person who makes a habit of getting drunk accused him of being a no-good drunkard who needed professional help for his problem

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Recent Examples of drunkards Harris maintained that, like habitual drunkards, unlawful drug users may have their gun rights temporarily taken away. —

Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 2 Mar. 2026 Hemani's lawyers also reject the government's attempt to liken laws disarming habitual drunkards to the law disarming drug users, arguing that those early restrictions covered only people who regularly abused alcohol, not all those who drink. —

Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2026 These laws also applied to habitual drunkards, the mentally ill and others determined to be dangerous to the public. —

Morgan Marietta, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2026

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Noun

AlAnon is a support group for family and friends of alcoholics/addicts.

— Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2026
A lot of 'em are ex addicts, alcoholics, a lot of us.

— Outside Online, Outside Online, 18 Feb. 2026