inebriate
One who overimbibes
To inebriate is to make drunk: The cheap wine inebriates quickly.
As a noun, an inebriate is a habitual drunkard—someone chronically given to excessive drinking.
The word carries a slightly formal or clinical tone compared to drunk or drunkard.
Inebriated, the adjective, means intoxicated: He arrived at the party already inebriated.
Addicted to drinking
- boozerHabitual heavy drinker
- tipplerRegular light drinker
- sotHabitual heavy drinker
- lushRichly abundant in growth
toper · dipsomaniac · souse · guzzler · bibber · imbiber · soak · swiller
Impaired by alcohol
- tipsyMildly intoxicated
- buzzedMildly intoxicated
- hammeredSeverely intoxicated or pounded
- wastedUsed without good result
sloshed · plastered · sozzled · blotto · legless · pickled · soused · tanked
Distilled alcoholic drink
- spiritsLiquor or apparitions
- whiskeyOak-aged grain spirit
- vodkaClear distilled spirit
- rumMolasses-based liquor
gin · wine · beer · brandy · tequila · moonshine · booze · hooch
Excessive consumption or enjoyment
- intemperanceHabitual lack of restraint
- dissipationGradual loss or scattering
- profligacyReckless, wasteful extravagance
- bingeingUncontrolled excessive intake
overconsumption · gluttony · immoderation · decadence · self-indulgence · abandon · dissolution · hedonism
Boisterous drinking spree
- bacchanalWild drunken celebration
- bingeBout of excess
- debaucheryExtreme indulgence in vices
- spreeBrief excessive episode
bender · pub-crawl · wassail · merrymaking · revel · orgy · feast · symposium
Continuous low drone
- glowSteady, soft light
- highGreat in altitude
- lightheadednessSensation of near-fainting
- warmthHeat you feel
numbness · stupor · wooziness · dizziness · elation · exhilaration · disinhibition · giddiness
alcoholic
Addicted to drinking
lush · toper · dipsomaniac · souse · guzzler · bibber · imbiber · soak · swiller · carouser
drunk
Impaired by alcohol
wasted · sloshed · plastered · sozzled · blotto · legless · pickled · soused · tanked · fuddled
liquor
Distilled alcoholic drink
rum · gin · wine · beer · brandy · tequila · moonshine · booze · hooch · firewater
overindulgence
Excessive consumption or enjoyment
- intemperanceHabitual lack of restraint
- dissipationGradual loss or scattering
- profligacyReckless, wasteful extravagance
bingeing · overconsumption · gluttony · immoderation · decadence · self-indulgence · abandon · dissolution · hedonism · dipsomania
carousing
Boisterous drinking spree
- bacchanalWild drunken celebration
- bingeBout of excess
- debaucheryExtreme indulgence in vices
spree · bender · pub-crawl · wassail · merrymaking · revel · orgy · feast · symposium · nightcap
buzz
Continuous low drone
- glowSteady, soft light
- highGreat in altitude
- lightheadednessSensation of near-fainting
warmth · numbness · stupor · wooziness · dizziness · elation · exhilaration · disinhibition · giddiness · haze
inebriatesober
Free from intoxication
clearheaded · straight · lucid · steady · cool
inebriateteetotaler
Complete abstainer from liquor
abstainer · teetotaller · nondrinker · teetotalist · dry