What are some opposite words for alcoholic?
Antonyms for alcoholic
ˌæl kəˈhɔ lɪk, -ˈhɒl ɪkal·co·holic
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term alcoholic.
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alcoholicnoun
Antonyms:
teetotaler, nonalcoholic, on the wagonSynonyms:
dipsomaniac, drunkardalcoholicnoun
Of or pertaining to alcohol.
Antonyms:
on the wagon, teetotaler, nonalcoholicSynonyms:
dipsomaniac, drunkardalcoholicadjective
One who abuses alcohol.
Antonyms:
teetotaler, nonalcoholic, on the wagonSynonyms:
drunkard, dipsomaniacalcoholicadjective
Antonyms:
nonalcoholic
Princeton's WordNet
alcoholic, alky, dipsomaniac, boozer, lush, soaker, souseadjective
a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually
Antonyms:
unaddicted, nonalcoholicSynonyms:
alky, dipsomaniac, sousing, pelter, waterspout, torrent, soaking, souse, downpour, deluge, cloudburst, soaker, drenching, lush, boozeralcoholicadjective
characteristic of or containing alcohol
"alcoholic drinks"
Antonyms:
nonalcoholic, unaddictedSynonyms:
alcohol-dependentalcoholic, alcohol-dependentadjective
addicted to alcohol
"alcoholic expatriates in Paris"- Carl Van Doren
Antonyms:
unaddicted, nonalcoholicSynonyms:
alcohol-dependent
Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD
alcoholic
Synonyms:
Addicted drinker, dependent drinker,, Note: Addicted drinker is probably the best term, but unlikely to replace the more common alcoholic
How to use alcoholic in a sentence?
This is an age group that includes those that for the first time are away from home, mixed with alcoholic consumption, mixed with depression, if you add a firearm to that mix, it is very likely that a suicide attempt is fatal.
When a woman drinks it's as if an animal were drinking, or a child. Alcoholism is scandalous in a woman, and a female alcoholic is rare, a serious matter. It's a slur on the divine in our nature.
People with PTSD tend to act out. They tend to self-medicate. Which means they're going to be on drugs or they may be an alcoholic. And then they're going to get into fights and they have a really short fuse. And guess what happens ? All of a sudden you don't qualify for VA. That's wrong because again we are not taking into account the way we have designed or enforcing the system the realities of that person's life. It's backwards !
The effects of alcohol and alcoholic beverages are so complicated, so complex.
It’s growing faster than any other category of beverage. The data doesn’t lie, but look at the best bars and restaurants and you’ll have all the validation you need, the days of O’Douls being your option are over. You can legitimately order a zero-proof cocktail at PDT, Death Scott Noughty Non-Alcoholic Sparkling Chardonnay Noughty Noughty is a must-try non-alcoholic wine brand. It does still and sparkling wines remarkably well, and Bodkins recommends the red, as well as the sparkling Chardonnay and Rosé.
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