POTABLE Synonyms: 98 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈpō-tə-bəl

Definition of potable

as in drinkable

suitable for drinking around here, the only potable water comes from wells

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potable

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noun

as in drink

a distilled beverage that can make a person drunk hid the potables in the back hall closet

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as in beverage

a liquid suitable for drinking keeps the wet bar stocked with an array of top-shelf liquors, mixers, and other fine potables

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Recent Examples of potable

Adjective

Luis González Delgado, president of Puerto Rico's water and sewer system, said large trucks would distribute potable water, with priority given to hospitals and residences for older people. — CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026 Luis González Delgado, president of Puerto Rico’s water and sewer system, said large trucks would distribute potable water, with priority given to hospitals and residences for older people. — ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

Noun

Its high-end potables have since won awards in beer strongholds Germany and Belgium, and the powerhouse Carlsberg Group recently bought a minority stake. — Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2024 Meanwhile, a study by Puerto Rico’s Chemistry Association published in late 2021 found the presence of heavy metals linked to coal in potable water in Salinas. — DÁnica Coto, ajc, 29 Jan. 2023 See All Example Sentences for potable

Recent Examples of Synonyms for potable

Adjective

Clean and just a little picante, this delivers a flavor combination that is both unexpected and incredibly drinkable.

— Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 21 July 2026
The law also added a requirement that heavy water users (over 100,000 gallons a day) must use reclaimed water, or water that has been used and cleaned, to offset their use of fresh, drinkable water.

— Alexandra Phelps, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026

Definition of drinkable

Noun

The Trust, supported by a 1 percent food-and-beverage restaurant tax, used it as a quarantine site for homeless elders imperiled by COVID.

— Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
Complimentary food and beverages are a top benefit, though quality doesn't always meet expectations.

— Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of beverage

Adjective

O’Donnell added people often take for granted how the economy is dependent on nature, by providing us with food, water and clean air.

— Jamie Hailstone, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Once the cycle is complete, the dirty water drains away and you’re left with clean, wet clothing.

— Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of clean

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The combination of the World Cup, Sail Boston, and Boston 250 events saw an economic boom fueled by liquor sales, tall ships, and Scots covering statues with road cones.

— Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
And, of course, for those of us who like their soda spiked, look for liquor notes like the bourbon in Armaf Odyssey Soda Pop EDP or rum in Borntostandout Cola Addict EDP.

— Loren Savini, Allure, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of liquor

Noun

State police have arrested a man in connection with a fatal head-on crash in Middlefield last August after investigators found that his blood alcohol content was allegedly more than twice the legal limit.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2026
Younger generations drink less alcohol in general and are less likely to choose wine.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of alcohol

Noun

That includes lavish dinners with free-flowing booze, part of a decadent culture that Chinese leader Xi Jinping sees as a threat to the ruling Communist Party’s power and the country’s economic growth.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
The frozen treat was popular enough that major alcohol manufacturers like Anheuser-Busch, who were prevented from selling booze during Prohibition, started producing ice cream instead.

— Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of booze

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