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

There are also a couple of casual, al fresco dining options around the pool and cabanas, a market-style spot for grab-and-go and deli-style options, a Starbucks, and a cocktail-forward lobby bar.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Nov. 2026
In Paris, rioters targeted police with Molotov cocktails at the end of Saturday’s march on the city’s eastern edge, injuring three officers and setting a car ablaze, police said.

— Angela Charlton, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of cocktail

Noun

In Shibuya, Halloween festivities were already a nuisance — but now, officials realized there was more to worry about than empty bottles and loud music.

— Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026
An argument broke out, and the 25-year-old fan was beaten nearly to death, his throat slashed with a broken beer bottle.

— Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2026

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Noun

Bitter foods have been used for generations to kick digestion into gear, whether that meant a bitter aperitif before a meal or a sharp green tossed on the plate first.

— Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of aperitif

Noun

Afterwards, everyone was lured by the sound of salsa music into Bar Lelarge for a nightcap before scattering around the hotel.

— Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2026
Hence the gorgeous moment when Mi-ok joins Ho-seok for a nightcap under the stars—secret moonshine—and affirms that, in the face of insurmountable problems, enduring them together is their only solution.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026

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The live-by-the-slug, die-by-the-slug Dodgers have hit zero home runs in the NLCS.

— Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
These beneficial predators spend the winter under leaves, emerging in spring to feed on common garden pests such as aphids, slugs and mites.

— Manjot Kaur Sidhu, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of slug

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Still, almost every eclipse chaser headed to Luxor will want to tour them before or after the eclipse.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Zachary Rutherford, the marathon’s official charity chaser, ran for Signal 13, a nonprofit that supports the physical, mental and emotional well-being of Baltimore police officers and their families.

— Vivian Yao, Baltimore Sun, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of chaser

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So far, the team has demonstrated the system with beer, cake, coffee, oranges and red wine.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Nov. 2026
This time around, Drunk Uncle hailed the Brewers’ first World Series victory in the nearly 60-year history of the team as a win attributed to the power of suds in a town that is synonymous with beer — hence the team’s name.

— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 1 Nov. 2026

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Noun

Switching on conveyor belts that extended from the stern of the ship into the water, the crew began to haul in streams of seaweed, dumping it onto the hull, where workers packed it in with a bulldozer.

— David Shortell Cristopher Rogel Blanquet, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026
This influx of accessories like belts and scarves reminds Wong of the ’90s and early aughts magazine ‘tips and tricks’ pages.

— Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2026

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