teetotallers
Never touch alcohol
Teetotallers are people who abstain completely from alcoholic drinks.
The word emphasizes total abstinence—not moderate drinking, but none at all.
Someone might become a teetotaller for religious reasons, health concerns, or personal history with addiction: He's been a teetotaller since his twenties.
Also spelled teetotalers.
Those who forgo indulgence
- sobrietyUnimpaired mental state
- pledgersThose who promise formally
- non-drinkersPeople abstaining from alcohol
- dryFree from moisture
alcohol-free · clean living · sober curious · straight edge · designated drivers · mocktails · sparkling water · abstinence
Unimpaired mental state
- AATwo-letter abbreviation
- twelve-stepAddiction recovery framework
- sponsorFunder of activities
- cleanFree of soil
recovering · meetings · chips · anniversary · support group · one day at a time · serenity · accountability
Authoritative legal ban
- WCTUTemperance advocacy abbreviation
- suffragettesFemale voting-rights activists
- pledgeBinding promise given
- crusadeZealous effort for change
reformers · anti-saloon · abolitionists · campaigners · moralists · activists · blue ribbon · signing
Abstaining volunteer behind wheel
- sober companionPaid addiction recovery aide
- outsiderOne excluded from group
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- peer pressureInfluence from one's equals
explaining · socializing · awkwardness · tolerance · acceptance · alternatives · inclusion · support
abstainers
Those who forgo indulgence
- sobrietyUnimpaired mental state
- pledgersThose who promise formally
- non-drinkersPeople abstaining from alcohol
dry · alcohol-free · clean living · sober curious · straight edge · designated drivers · mocktails · sparkling water · abstinence · willpower
sobriety
Unimpaired mental state
- AATwo-letter abbreviation
- twelve-stepAddiction recovery framework
- sponsorFunder of activities
clean · recovering · meetings · chips · anniversary · support group · one day at a time · serenity · accountability · relapse prevention
prohibition
Authoritative legal ban
- WCTUTemperance advocacy abbreviation
- suffragettesFemale voting-rights activists
- pledgeBinding promise given
crusade · reformers · anti-saloon · abolitionists · campaigners · moralists · activists · blue ribbon · signing · rallies
designated driver
Abstaining volunteer behind wheel
- sober companionPaid addiction recovery aide
- outsiderOne excluded from group
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
peer pressure · explaining · socializing · awkwardness · tolerance · acceptance · alternatives · inclusion · support · curiosity
teetotallersalcoholics
People dependent on liquor
drunkards · drunks · heavy drinkers · boozers · lushes
teetotallershedonists
Pursuers of sensual delight
libertines · debauchees · carousers · revelers · pleasure-seekers