Synonyms for alcoholic
ˌæl kəˈhɔ lɪk, -ˈhɒl ɪkal·co·holic

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1. alcoholicnoun

   Synonyms:
   dipsomaniac, drunkard

   Antonyms:
   teetotaler, nonalcoholic, on the wagon

2. alcoholicnoun

   Of or pertaining to alcohol.

   Synonyms:
   dipsomaniac, drunkard

   Antonyms:
   on the wagon, teetotaler, nonalcoholic

3. alcoholicadjective

   One who abuses alcohol.

   Synonyms:
   drunkard, dipsomaniac

   Antonyms:
   teetotaler, nonalcoholic, on the wagon

4. alcoholicadjective

   Antonyms:
   nonalcoholic

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. alcoholic, alky, dipsomaniac, boozer, lush, soaker, souseadjective

   a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually

   Synonyms:
   alky, dipsomaniac, sousing, pelter, waterspout, torrent, soaking, souse, downpour, deluge, cloudburst, soaker, drenching, lush, boozer

   Antonyms:
   unaddicted, nonalcoholic

2. alcoholicadjective

   characteristic of or containing alcohol

   "alcoholic drinks"

   Synonyms:
   alcohol-dependent

   Antonyms:
   nonalcoholic, unaddicted

3. alcoholic, alcohol-dependentadjective

   addicted to alcohol

   "alcoholic expatriates in Paris"- Carl Van Doren

   Synonyms:
   alcohol-dependent

   Antonyms:
   unaddicted, nonalcoholic

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1. List of paraphrases for "alcoholic":

   alcoholics, alcohol-dependent, alcohol-, liquor, alcohol, liquors, intoxicating, non-alcoholic, drunk

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. alcoholic

   Synonyms:
   Addicted drinker, dependent drinker,, Note: Addicted drinker is probably the best term, but unlikely to replace the more common alcoholic

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1. Gene Palmer:

   With the money they pay you'll go bald, you'll have high blood pressure, you'll become an alcoholic, you'll divorce and then you'll kill yourself.

2. Robert Swift:

   The effects of alcohol and alcoholic beverages are so complicated, so complex.

3. Brandy Rand:

   It’s a convergence of two fast-growing segments within the beverage alcohol space that have a lot of runway for growth: Zero proof and canned cocktails, people want better non-alcoholic options without sacrificing flavor.

4. Dylan Thomas:

   An alcoholic is someone you don't like who drinks as much as you do.

5. Debra Birnbaum:

   Draper is a tough character -- a womanizer, an alcoholic. It was very hard to say 'I like this guy,'.