If you go on drinking so much, you may well end up an alcoholic.
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Alcoholic
/ˌæl.kəˈhɒl.ɪk/
Synonyms for "alcoholic" (159 found)
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acidheadaddictalcoholic addictalternating personalityantisocial personalityardentbacchanalbacchanalianbarflybibberbig drunkboozercarouserchain smokerchronic alcoholicchronic drunkcocaine sniffercokiecubeheaddevotee of bacchus
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dipsomaniacdisordered personality
Adjective(5 words)
Noun(5 words)
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disturbed personalitydope fienddoperdouble personalitydrinkerdrug abuserdrug addictdrug userdrunkdrunkarddual personalityemotionally unstable personalityescapistfiendfreakglue snifferguzzlerhabitualhardhard drinker
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headheavy drinkerheavy smokerhopheadhostile personalityhypehypochondriachypochondriastidiotimaginary invalidimbiberimmature personalityinadequate personalityinebriateinebriatinginferior personality
Adjective(6 words)
Related words (79)
intoxicatingjunkielovepotlsd userlushmalade imaginairemaladjusted personalitymarijuana smokermentally defective personalitymethheadmoral insanitymultiple personalitynarcotics addictneuropathneuroticneurotic personalityoenophilistparanoid personalitypathological drinkerperverse personality
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pillheadpot companionpotheadproblem drinkerpsychoneuroticpsychopathpsychopathic personalitypsychoticpsychotic personalityrevelerrummyschizoidschizoid personalityseclusive personalityserious drinkersexual psychopathshikkershut-in personalitysnowbirdsoaksoakersocial drinkersociopathsotspeed freakspirituoussplit personalitystewstiffstrongswiggerswillerthirsty soultipplertopertosspottripperuservaletudinarianvaletudinaryvinouswassailerweak personalitywinebibberwinowinywith a kick
Adjective(2 words)
Adjective(4 words)
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11 entriesalcohol dependentalcoholic beveragealcoholic contentalcoholic fatheralcoholic fermentationalcoholic husbandalcoholic motheralcoholic patientalcoholic solutionethanolic solutionthe alcoholic
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9 entriesSample sentences
15 total sentences available.
An alcoholic tends not to die happily.
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People under eighteen aren't supposed to buy alcoholic drinks.
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I don't care for alcoholic drinks.
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