WINO Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

wino

noun

Definition of wino

as in alcoholic

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Recent Examples of wino Hank not only acknowledges the wino sleeping outside his stoop, but takes a minute to give him money. — Peter Debruge, Variety, 24 Aug. 2025 Feed your wino friend's sense of curiosity with the most popular wine club in the land. — Jasmine Gomez, Women's Health, 11 Aug. 2023 Some started at The Sweet Factory, then spent the afternoon dipping a hand into the candy bag like a wino with a bottle. — Rich Cohen, wsj.com, 29 Apr. 2023 These were given suitably stupid names, like selectrons, sneutrinos, squarks, photinos, and my personal (least) favorite, the wino boson. — Paul Sutter, Ars Technica, 27 Jan. 2023 If your uncle is a wino, this is the membership service to set him up with. — Mark Stock, Men's Health, 15 Dec. 2022 During a 1968 vote-fraud investigation with the Chicago Daily News, Recktenwald went undercover as a Skid Row wino and registered to vote at a succession of flophouses over several weeks. — Bob Goldsborough, chicagotribune.com, 23 Aug. 2021 The business also hosts events, including wine tastings and wino bingo. — Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2020

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Noun

Evidence increasingly suggests alcohol is so toxic that no amount is truly risk-free — regardless of whether somebody is an alcoholic or not.

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026
Well, in the rooms of recovery, we are taught that your very specific story will help another alcoholic who is struggling with the same thing.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of alcoholic

Noun

Only his father’s respectability, and perhaps his odd Motown accent, spared him from getting cussed out by bridesmaids at society weddings as a wastrel and drunkard, a shameless woman-wrapper.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026
In invalidating the comparisons, Gorsuch focused on the purpose of the laws aimed at the habitual drunkards of the 18th century.

— Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 25 June 2026

Definition of drunkard

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Pumpkin spice still anchors autumn menus, but pecan is quickly closing the gap for drinkers who want something nuttier and less sweet.

— Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026
Cask-finished whiskey has been released by many other distilleries, but as mentioned above, this year marks the first time that Four Roses has entered the category, to the delight of some whiskey drinkers and the chagrin of others.

— Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of drinker

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One of American drama's most intriguing case studies, Hickey is the hardware salesman who returns to his old tawdry haunt not on one of his periodic benders but on a mission to reform the resident inebriates of their belief in a better tomorrow.

— Charles McNulty, latimes.com, 10 May 2018
The group proposed extending the winter shelter through May, boosting treatment for serial inebriates and reporting all homeless incidents and issues to a single coordinator.

— Jeff McDonald, sandiegouniontribune.com, 1 Oct. 2017

Definition of inebriate

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At first glance, The Blue Stoops looks like your classic British boozer.

— Claudia Alarcón, Forbes.com, 9 June 2026
In Manchester's Northern Quarter, diners slurp oysters to a late-night DJ soundtrack; in Glasgow, Basque cooking is taking center stage; in Leeds, a Victorian boozer is the best place to eat right now.

— CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Mar. 2026

Definition of boozer

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The Rangers, who held a 16-7 sot advantage in the second, stormed the B’s zone after that and Korpisalo did start to battle well.

— Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
Yet the occasional poignancy of both Toby and Andrew, the sot and the fool, doesn’t emerge in this production.

— Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025

Definition of sot

Noun

Ordinary rebels — even ones born from boozehounds — taking down a dictator are inspirational.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Post Malone, pop’s premier sad-sack boozehound, has returned with F-1 Trillion, his first long-form foray into pure country music.

— Shaad D’Souza, Pitchfork, 16 Aug. 2024

Definition of boozehound

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