dipsomaniac
Slave to alcohol
A dipsomaniac is a person with an uncontrollable craving for alcohol—someone who drinks compulsively rather than socially or moderately.
The term is old-fashioned and clinical, largely replaced by *alcoholic* in contemporary usage: The family whispered that Uncle Harold was a dipsomaniac.
The related noun *dipsomania* names the condition itself.
Chronic heavy drinker
- inebriateChronic heavy drinker
- sotHabitual heavy drinker
- tipplerRegular light drinker
- boozerHabitual heavy drinker
lush · toper · guzzler · imbiber · rummy · bibber · soaker · wino
Addiction to drinking
- dependencyState of needing support
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- relapseReturn to former illness
compulsion · habituation · tolerance · detox · sobriety · recovery · twelve-step · rehab
Impaired state from alcohol
- inebriationDrunken state
- tipsinessLight intoxication state
- stuporSuspended sensibility
- blackoutComplete power loss
hangover · bender · binge · spree · plastered · sloshed · hammered · blotto
Fixation on single idea
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
- obsessionPersistent, intrusive preoccupation
- fixationPersistent mental attachment
- irresistible impulseUrge defying self-control
Excessive consumption or enjoyment
- intemperanceHabitual lack of restraint
- immoderationLack of self-restraint
- gluttonyGreedy excess in consumption
- debaucheryExtreme indulgence in vices
dissipation · profligacy · decadence · indulgence · extravagance · hedonism · dissolution
drunkard
Chronic heavy drinker
boozer · lush · toper · guzzler · imbiber · rummy · bibber · soaker · wino · barfly
alcoholism
Addiction to drinking
- dependencyState of needing support
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- withdrawalAct of taking away
relapse · compulsion · habituation · tolerance · detox · sobriety · recovery · twelve-step · rehab · abstinence
drunkenness
Impaired state from alcohol
- inebriationDrunken state
- tipsinessLight intoxication state
- stuporSuspended sensibility
blackout · hangover · bender · binge · spree · plastered · sloshed · hammered · blotto · sozzled
monomania
Fixation on single idea
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
- obsessionPersistent, intrusive preoccupation
- fixationPersistent mental attachment
overindulgence
Excessive consumption or enjoyment
- intemperanceHabitual lack of restraint
- immoderationLack of self-restraint
- gluttonyGreedy excess in consumption
debauchery · dissipation · profligacy · decadence · indulgence · extravagance · hedonism · dissolution
dipsomaniacteetotaler
Complete abstainer from liquor
abstainer · nondrinker · teetotaller · teetotalist · prohibitionist