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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How to use alcoholic in a sentence?

1. Dylan Thomas:

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

2. Taylor Berry:

   Just like many may choose to have a glass of water in between cocktails, some non-alcoholic beverages provide an alternative for drinkers when they want to moderate or feel like enjoying a drink without the alcohol by volume, ultimately non-alcoholic drinks are mostly formulated to taste like familiar adult beverages, giving many consumers an occasional substitute, not necessarily an outright replacement.

3. Jerry Mcarthur:

   Elissa Weitzman told FoxNews.com. But Jerry Mcarthur says it's up to the consumer to use it legally. Jerry Mcarthur noted that Jerry Mcarthur Lolo Lid will have a disclaimer on the packaging warning users about public drinking and added Lolo Lids works just as well with sodas and other non-alcoholic beverages. At the end of the day it’s a novelty product and people can use it how they want to use it.

4. Gene Palmer:

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

5. Timothy Affleck:

   I was a chronic, severe alcoholic for several years, i had to recover and, happily, I did. Ben has always been serious about getting sober. There is no question about that. He wants a balanced life and he is working at it.