inebriates
Those who overimbibe
Inebriates are people who are drunk or habitually drink to excess.
The word is formal or old-fashioned, appearing in contexts like temperance literature or legal language: a home for inebriates, the streets were full of inebriates.
As a verb, to inebriate is to intoxicate: The wine inebriates quickly at this altitude.
Habitual heavy drinkers
- drunksIntoxicated individuals
- alcoholicsPeople dependent on liquor
- tipsyMildly intoxicated
- stuporSuspended sensibility
impaired · wasted · plastered · sloshed · buzzed · hammered · soused · blotto
Habitual tavern loiterers
- pubLicensed drinking establishment
- tavernPublic drinking establishment
- saloonDrinking establishment, often frontier
- cantinaSpanish-speaking region's bar
izakaya · biergarten · speakeasy · taproom · regulars · patrons · boozers · lushes
Intoxicating hydroxyl compound
- liquorDistilled alcoholic drink
- spiritsLiquor or apparitions
- wineFermented grape beverage
- beerFermented grain drink
whiskey · vodka · sake · soju · rum · tequila · gin · brandy
Walking clumsily, almost falling
- slurringIndistinct, blurred speech
- staggeringShockingly impressive or unsteady
- rowdyNoisily disorderly
- boisterousNoisily cheerful and energetic
uninhibited · reckless · belligerent · maudlin · carousing · reveling · binge · bender
drunkards
Habitual heavy drinkers
- drunksIntoxicated individuals
- alcoholicsPeople dependent on liquor
- tipsyMildly intoxicated
stupor · impaired · wasted · plastered · sloshed · buzzed · hammered · soused · blotto · pickled
barflies
Habitual tavern loiterers
- pubLicensed drinking establishment
- tavernPublic drinking establishment
- saloonDrinking establishment, often frontier
cantina · izakaya · biergarten · speakeasy · taproom · regulars · patrons · boozers · lushes · sots
alcohol
Intoxicating hydroxyl compound
beer · whiskey · vodka · sake · soju · rum · tequila · gin · brandy · mead
stumbling
Walking clumsily, almost falling
- slurringIndistinct, blurred speech
- staggeringShockingly impressive or unsteady
- rowdyNoisily disorderly
boisterous · uninhibited · reckless · belligerent · maudlin · carousing · reveling · binge · bender · spree
intoxicates
Causes drunken state
- exhilaratesCauses intense excitement
- elatesCauses great delight
- euphoriaIntense emotional high
rapture · ecstasy · giddy · heady · dizzy · enchants · captivates · enthralls · bewitches · enraptures
inebriatesteetotalers
Those avoiding all alcohol
abstainers · nondrinkers · designated drivers · prohibitionists · recoverers