TIPPLE Synonyms: 86 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of tipple

as in drink

a distilled beverage that can make a person drunk a single-malt Scotch with a touch of water is his preferred tipple

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verb

ˈti-pəl

as in to drink

to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages I do tipple now and then

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abstain

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Noun

Power brings a warmer and more wayward sensibility to such material than, say, the German photographers Bernd and Hilla Becher, whose deadpan grids of coal tipples and water towers drained industrial structures of affect. — Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 23 June 2026 The Whaler This boisterous eatery has been an institution in Salamanca since its establishment in the early 1800s, but a recent reinvigoration of the property means fine fare and top tipples match the camaraderie that spills out to the barrel-high-top tables out front. — Riley Wilson, Travel + Leisure, 19 June 2026

Verb

To tipple your way through the local offerings, pull up a seat at Kanazawa Shu-Shu, a welcoming tapas-style bar with about 100 kinds of sake (and a helpful English menu). — Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2026 People have been tippling there for more than four hundred years, and the wine list has the heft—and the persuasive majesty—of a Gutenberg Bible. — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for tipple

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Noun

At Saksey’s, a cocktail bar in Detroit, the Sarti Spritz has become one of the bar’s top-selling drinks since hitting menus last month.

— Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
Serafina, the resort boutique, stocks everything from sunscreen, bathing suits, sandals, and cover-ups to grab-and-go snacks and drinks.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of drink

Noun

Didn’t charge us a dime and Wende paid for all the food and liquor.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026
In place of a liquor shelf (the establishment sells only beer and cider), there’s a turntable and a library of vinyl—this evening’s up-tempo jazz struggled to compete with the din of a full house.

— Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of liquor

Noun

Sales for many alcohol brands in the US market have been sluggish as consumers in recent years, particularly younger ones, moderate their drinking or seek out more budget-friendly options.

— Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
But to jump to conclusions that the intent of this celebration was to drink alcohol and specifically beer was a leap.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of alcohol

Noun

Then there’s the Beyond Speyside series that launched last year with Jamaica Edition, a whisky that was aged for 12 years and then finished in rum barrels sourced from that Caribbean island nation.

— Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2026
Crisp Decisions is a cocktail of dark rum, apple cider, pineapple juice, lemon juice, honey syrup.

— Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of rum

Noun

Some cool, not-too-sweet non-alcoholic options by the glass or bottle, too.

— Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
The Macallan Fine and Rare 60 Years Old 1926 that is going up for auction next month is one of the original 14 bottles to be given the Fine and Rare designation that was originally released in 2002.

— Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of bottle

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