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

Counters and tables covered with gunk and what looked like marijuana and empty beer and liquor bottles around. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026

Diehl — who testified in this trial while her own accessory to murder charge is pending — said Lavery hit Collins over the head with a Fireball liquor bottle and then stabbed her in the bathroom. — Charlotte Observer, 13 Oct. 2026

Last October, a Waymo ran over and killed KitKat, beloved longtime denizen of Randa’s Market, a liquor store. — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

The trio also operate four Quarterdeck restaurants in South Florida and a pair of classy brown-liquor lounges named Whiskey Neat. — Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026

Phrases Containing liquor

• liquor (up)