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. Niki Sawni:

   The growth has really shocked us, the growth was coming from that whole non-alcoholic beer category.

2. Robert Swift:

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

3. Jamie Wideman:

   Consumers are already using the non-alcoholic Simply brand as part of their mixology regiment, so, bringing that into the ready-to-drink space was a no-brainer.

4. Lund University researcher Tobias Olofsson:

   Mead is an alcoholic drink made with just honey and water and it was regarded as the drink of the gods and you could become immortal or sustain a better health if you drank it. It was drunk by the Vikings for example and other cultures such as the Mayas, the Egyptians and it was a drink that was regarded as a very beneficial drink.

5. Simon Pegg:

   When I watch that film back, I can see where I was then, which was fairly lost, and unhappy, and an alcoholic.