carouses

Drinks and celebrates

Carouses is the verb form of carouse, meaning to drink and make merry in a noisy, exuberant way.

The word suggests boisterous celebration with alcohol: He carouses with his buddies every Friday night.

Someone who carouses engages in rowdy, convivial drinking—more raucous than simply having drinks, less destructive than a bender.

revelry

revels

Boisterous merrymaking

celebrates · parties · feasts · toasts · drinks · binges · sprees · bacchanalia · debauchery · merriment

nightlife

pub-crawls

Sequential tavern touring

dances · drinks · socializes · mingles · partiers · nightclubs · lounges · happy hour · rounds · shots

celebration

toasts

Raised-glass honors

honors · cheers · banquets · galas · soirees · receptions · anniversaries · milestones · occasions · ceremonies

Opposites
behavioral restraint

carousesabstains

Deliberately doesn't partake

fasts · refrains · moderates · teetotals · sobers up

emotional state/activity

carousesgrieves

Feels deep sorrow

mourns · laments · sorrows · weeps · suffers

activity level

carousesrests

Ceases work temporarily

withdraws · retreats · hibernates · meditates · isolates

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG