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

The Sixth Circuit ruled against Ream in April, concluding that the home-distilling restriction could lawfully be used to support the collection of federal liquor taxes. — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Part of a Lavallette, New Jersey, liquor store was boarded up and a bouquet of flowers was left outside Sunday night, somber reminders of a horrific crash that killed a woman a day earlier. — Naveen Dhaliwal, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026

Simons argued in the motion that a Snapchat photo that allegedly showed Sadowski holding two shooter bottles of liquor in his vehicle was improperly submitted and led to prejudicial evidence. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026

The hotel’s commitment to showing off local, small-batch liquors means that all standard cocktails, as well as most of the signature drinks offered at its three bars, feature in-state whiskeys, vodkas, gins, and bourbons as a base. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026

Phrases Containing liquor

• liquor (up)