Synonyms for Drinking
ˈdrɪŋ kɪŋdrink·ing

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1. drinking, imbibing, imbibitionnoun

   the act of consuming liquids

   Synonyms:
   boozing, imbibition, drinking, 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, drinking, 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. Randy Simons:

   Law enforcement has a zero tolerance policy for underage drinking in New York State and our state parks, people who jeopardize public safety with underage drinking, driving while intoxicated and illegal drug use or possession will not be tolerated.

2. Tim Darms:

   The infrastructure is gone, as well as drinking water, so, conditions are just going to be very ripe for widespread disease outbreak. And based on the technology that we have and our ability to respond and experience, we stand in a unique place between the population and that spread of the disease.

3. Marguerite Duras:

   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.

4. Dilip Kumar:

   Until last year I was drinking the water sold by a few local suppliers but then I fell ill and the doctor asked me to buy water bottles made by only big, reputed companies.

5. Claire Davey:

   By the end of that 90, I realized I didn't really ever want to go back to a time where I had been drinking.