SNIFTER Synonyms: 75 Similar and Opposite Words

snifter

noun

Definition of snifter

as in cocktail

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Recent Examples of snifter Enjoy this one at room temperature out of a brandy snifter in order to maximize those complexities. — Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026 Give it a good shake and strain into a snifter glass filled with fresh ice. — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026 Finish with a snifter at the East Nashville outpost of New York’s award-hogging cocktail bar Attaboy. — Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 14 Apr. 2025 Aged for 18 months in American oak barrels and savored neat in a snifter, the flavor is soft and buttery with fruity overtones. — Richard Carleton Hacker, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for snifter

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Noun

Visit the palace and stroll through its exotic gardens, dine in the historic market square, and have a nightcap at a high-end cocktail bar for a taste of the true Monaco lifestyle.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026
Houston’s celebration takes place September 26-27 and features 50 food and beverage pros, plus wine and spirit pairings, craft cocktails, local vendors, live DJs, dance-offs, and interactive experiences.

— Gabi De la Rosa, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of cocktail

Noun

Lee fills his glass from a second bottle, bantering away with his lifelong pal before picking up a third.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2026
Native’s Powder Dry Shampoo has become a popular pick at Target, where shoppers are turning to the $13 bottle to stretch the time between washes while giving their roots a little more oomph.

— Jill Layton, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026

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Vermouth is a lower-proof aperitif flavored with herbs, roots, spices, citrus and other botanicals, typically landing somewhere between 15% and 22% ABV—considerably gentler than the roughly 40% ABV of many familiar spirits.

— Devin Parr, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
The aperitif hails from Italy and was developed by Casa Luigi Sarti & Figli, a historic distillery established in Bologna in 1885.

— Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of aperitif

Noun

That stretch started with the doubleheader sweep of the Detroit Tigers earlier this month, when Bazzana smacked a tying homer and a walk-off single in the nightcap.

— Zack Meisel, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Staying upstairs is the quiet advantage with no lines, just an elevator ride to a nightcap under all that light.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of nightcap

Noun

Sher did fall short of convincing Deukmejian to sign one of his bills — a whimsical measure inspired by a Camp Fire girls and boys troop to proclaim the banana slug to be the official state mollusk.

— Dan Morain, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
But in an aging lineup that has lacked slug for the majority of the second half, an absence such this is not nearly as easy to cover.

— Katie Woo, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of slug

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After a few kicks, the attackers finally gave up, leaving with the case of beer on the ground in front of me.

— Joel Balsam, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2026
Her husband, on the other hand, kept things a little more simple, wearing a green plaid shirt by Ami Paris with blue jeans and a baseball cap sporting the name of his alcohol-free beer brand, Bero.

— Meg Walters, InStyle, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of beer

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The returning athletes are generally 22 or 23 years old and have four years of college sports experience under their belts.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Six different Falcon 9 first stages now have more than 30 launches and landings under their belt, led by Booster 1067, which has flown a whopping 37 times.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2026

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