Synonyms of liquor

liquor

noun

ˈli-kər 

as in alcohol

a distilled beverage that can make a person drunk

you can't order liquor in a bar until you're 21 years old

Synonyms & Similar Words

• alcohol
• booze
• drink
• rum
• bottle
• wine
• spirits
• beer
• whiskey
• vodka
• juice
• firewater
• grog
• ale
• brandy
• hooch
• tipple
• intoxicant
• tequila
• moonshine
• stimulant
• sauce
• strong drink
• potable
• ardent spirits
• gin
• aqua vitae
• inebriant
• lush
• John Barleycorn
• sake
• cocktail
• brew
• chaser
• load
• belt
• pop
• liqueur
• aperitif
• slug
• snort
• snifter
• shooter
• mead
• schnapps
• bracer
• nightcap
• malt liquor
• mixed drink
• tot
• nip
• peg
• home brew
• shot
• mescal
• digestif
• brewage
• mum
• whet
• microbrew
• brewski
• nappy
• barley-bree
• mao-tai
• Dutch courage

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• mix
• soda
• mixer
• pop
• nonintoxicant
• soda pop
• soft drink
• mocktail

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of liquor

Revival Stillworks makes equipment for distilling liquor like vodka, agave and whisky and helps design spaces for producing craft spirits from the company's base on Vancouver Island, less than 20 miles from Washington state's San Juan Island. — ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026

As well as cash, cryptocurrency and gold bars, officers seized properties, sports cars, wine, liquor, electronics and even hundreds of Bearbricks, collectible Japanese teddy toys that can sell for six-figure sums. — Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026

He's charged with OUI liquor, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, marked lanes violations and having an unregistered car. — Penny Kmitt, CBS News, 14 Sep. 2026

In 2011, Brian Jensen opened Bottlecraft, a bottle shop in Little Italy that offered craft ales and lagers in a rarefied environment, going beyond standard liquor stores and beverage retailers. — Brandon Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2026

Phrases Containing liquor

• liquor (up)