Synonyms for drinking
ˈdrɪŋ kɪŋdrink·ing

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1. drinking, imbibing, imbibitionnoun

   the act of consuming liquids

   Synonyms:
   boozing, imbibition, crapulence, drunkenness, imbibing, drink

2. drink, drinking, boozing, drunkenness, crapulencenoun

   the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess

   "drink was his downfall"

   Synonyms:
   alcohol addiction, inebriation, swallow, tipsiness, potable, imbibing, intoxication, crapulence, drunkenness, insobriety, alcoholism, drinkable, drink, imbibition, inebriety, deglutition, beverage, boozing

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1. • Consumption

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1. drinkingnoun

   Synonyms:
   tippling, toping, intemperate habits

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1. drinkingnoun

   Synonyms:
   potation, tippling, bibacity, drunkenness, carousal, guzzling, intemperance

   Antonyms:
   temperance nephalism, abstinence, teetotalism

   Associated words:
   bibacious, bibulous, bibitory, dipsomania, alcoholism thirst, nectar, hobnob, bacchanalian, inebriant, potatory, œnomania, symposium, crapulence, supernaculum convivial, conviviality, tankard, beaker, cup, stein, canteen

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1. List of paraphrases for "drinking":

   potable, drink, drinkable, alcohol, clean, beverage, bu, consumption, safe, liquor, booze, boisson, wood, drunk, boire, watering

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1. Health Minister Simon Harris:

   We know we have a relationship with alcohol in this country that is not good, that damages our health, that harms our community. This will help to change the culture of drinking in Ireland over a period of time.

2. Steven Bohlen:

   The state and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency are moving aggressively and quickly to test all wells that risk harming sources of water for drinking and agriculture, thus far, testing of water supply wells by the State Water Resources Control Board has revealed no contamination of water used for drinking or agricultural purposes related to underground injection by the oil and gas industry. We intend to keep it that way.

3. Howard Sesso:

   This study does not prove that tea intake reduces mortality, but it does suggest that if Maki Inoue-Choi are currently drinking tea -- and especially black tea, which was the tea type of choice in The Biobank -- Maki Inoue-Choi can continue to do so.

4. Carlos Eliason:

   We're evaluating different treatment technologies to adapt to some of these( dry) conditions, our goal is always to provide high quality, good-tasting drinking water and we want to do that as much as possible.

5. Isaac Kwamy:

   It's as important as eating food, drinking water, being treated (medically), being given a tent.