INEBRIANT Synonyms: 75 Similar and Opposite Words

inebriant

noun

i-ˈnē-brē-ənt

Definition of inebriant

as in alcohol

a distilled beverage that can make a person drunk stocking up on her in-laws' favorite inebriants for the holidays

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Recent Examples of inebriant Labor Day weekend is a high-risk holiday with many people traveling long distances by car and many people drinking or using other inebriants while celebrating with family and friends. — oregonlive, 30 Aug. 2019

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Noun

Since 2004, the group has run a learning center for children, raised awareness about drug and alcohol abuse and brought doctors and mobile clinics into this neighborhood with very few basic services.

— Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026
The creator of vivid, indelible fantasies for women to try on and to embody was also a fragile and anguished man, troubled throughout his life by alcohol, drug dependency, and bouts of debilitating depression.

— Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of alcohol

Noun

Overnight, a category that spread into gas stations, liquor stores and grocery chains would lose its legal footing, and the drinks Cann sells at Target and Circle K would have to come off the shelves.

— Javier Hasse, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
One of them, a shorter, bearded man with a nose reddened and swollen from years of abusing liquor, gave a low whistle.

— Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026

Definition of liquor

Noun

These kids have their run of the island, and there’s ample sun and boats, booze and pot, old friends and new ones at the ready whenever Annie’s journey of self-discovery gets too heavy.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2026
Though booze and energy drinks are often consumed together, Verster argued that beverages like Red Bull aren’t to blame for bad things that happen when people get drunk.

— Ashley Okwuosa, STAT, 30 July 2026

Definition of booze

Noun

Nonalcoholic drinks are given as much care as the spirited cocktails; try the lemon-lavender-ginger Root Chakra for a sophisticated alternative.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 July 2026
Granada is open just six hours a day, 9am to 3pm, timed around the couple’s daughter’s school schedule, and on its busiest days serves up to 300 drinks.

— Esha Chhabra, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of drink

Noun

Romo was cited for first-offense OWI, unsafe passing and having an open intoxicant in a motor vehicle before being booked and later released pending a September court appearance.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026
Four hundred years later, a merry band of scientists and entrepreneurs of mind-altering intoxicants are plunging even deeper into the diabolical by mechanizing DMT’s delivery via IV syringe pumps.

— Charles Moss, SPIN, 16 July 2026

Definition of intoxicant

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