teetotal
Sworn off drinking
Teetotal means abstaining completely from alcohol.
A teetotaler drinks no alcoholic beverages at all—not even socially or occasionally.
The word emphasizes total abstinence, distinguishing it from moderate drinking: She's been teetotal for fifteen years.
The adjective can also describe policies or establishments that prohibit alcohol entirely.
Contains no ethanol
- straightedgeLine-drawing tool
- sober-curiousQuestioning one's drinking habits
- health-consciousAware of physical wellbeing
- clear-headedAble to think rationally
mocktails · wellness · clean living · designated driver · dry January · zero-proof · non-alcoholic · dry bar
Unimpaired mental state
- temperanceHabitual moderation in behavior
- abstainerOne who refrains
- nondrinkerOne who abstains
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
restraint · self-denial · refraining · dry · wagon · pledge · WCTU · sworn off
Free from intoxication
- unimpairedNot weakened or diminished
- lucidMentally sharp and comprehensible
- coherentLogically connected throughout
- levelheadedCalm and judicious
composed · steady · alert · sharp · unintoxicated · not a drop · bone-dry · on the wagon
Campaign against alcohol consumption
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
- WCTUTemperance advocacy abbreviation
- blue ribbonHighest competition award
- temperance societyOrganization opposing alcohol consumption
alcohol-free
Contains no ethanol
- straightedgeLine-drawing tool
- sober-curiousQuestioning one's drinking habits
- health-consciousAware of physical wellbeing
clear-headed · mocktails · wellness · clean living · designated driver · dry January · zero-proof · non-alcoholic · dry bar · sober lifestyle
sobriety
Unimpaired mental state
- temperanceHabitual moderation in behavior
- abstainerOne who refrains
- nondrinkerOne who abstains
prohibition · restraint · self-denial · refraining · dry · wagon · pledge · WCTU · sworn off
sober
Free from intoxication
- unimpairedNot weakened or diminished
- lucidMentally sharp and comprehensible
- coherentLogically connected throughout
levelheaded · composed · steady · alert · sharp · unintoxicated · not a drop · bone-dry · on the wagon · dried out
temperance movement
Campaign against alcohol consumption
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
- WCTUTemperance advocacy abbreviation
- blue ribbonHighest competition award
- abstinencesobriety, celibacy, chastity, fasting, self-denial
- ProhibitionProhibition, speakeasies, bootlegger, bootleggers, speakeasy
- sobrietysober, sobriety, abstainer, dry, clean
- prohibitionsban, forbid, prohibition, forbidden, prohibit
- recoveryrecovery, sobriety, rehab, recover, recovery room
- dry outdry, dry out, dehydrate, desiccate, parch
teetotalalcoholic
Addicted to drinking
heavy drinker · drunkard · boozer · lush · tippler
teetotaldrunk
Impaired by alcohol
intoxicated · inebriated · plastered · hammered · wasted
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