I'd like some cider, please.
Source: tatoeba (54163)
Cider
/ˈsaɪ̯.dɚ/
Synonyms for "cider" (13 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: apple cider, hard cider, pomatum, apple juice base, beverage.
- Sentence evidence is available for cider, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wiktionary, opengloss, derived_reverse, wordnet, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "cider".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "cider"
Keep "cider" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "cider" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "cider", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "cider" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
6 entriesMore specific
6 entriesbase juicehard ciderpress juicesparkling cidersweet ciderunfermented juice
Collocations
6 entriesapple cidercider fermentationcider housecider presscider productionhard cider
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
1 entriesTranslations
96 translations across 54 languages.
Afrikaans
3 entries- appelbier noun (alcoholic beverage)
- appelwyn noun (alcoholic beverage)
- sider noun (alcoholic beverage)
Arabic
1 entries- سِيدَر noun (alcoholic beverage)
Armenian
1 entries- խնձորօղի noun (alcoholic beverage)
Asturian
1 entries- sidra noun (alcoholic beverage)
Basque
1 entries- sagardo noun (alcoholic beverage)
Belarusian
1 entries- сідр noun (alcoholic beverage)
Breton
2 entries- chistr noun (alcoholic beverage)
- sistr noun (alcoholic beverage)
Bulgarian
4 entries- са́йдер noun (alcoholic beverage)
- са́йдер noun (non-alcoholic sparkling beverage (apple))
- я́бълков сок noun (non-alcoholic still beverage)
- я́бълково ви́но noun (alcoholic beverage)
Catalan
1 entries- sidra noun (alcoholic beverage)
Chinese Cantonese
2 entries- 蘋果酒 /苹果酒 noun (alcoholic beverage)
- 西打 noun (alcoholic beverage)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 蘋果酒 /苹果酒 noun (alcoholic beverage)
Classical Nahuatl
1 entries- Caxtīllān texocooctli noun (alcoholic beverage)
Cornish
1 entries- cider noun (alcoholic beverage)
Czech
3 entries- jablečný mošt noun (alcoholic beverage)
- jablečný mošt noun (non-alcoholic still beverage)
- jablečný mošt noun (non-alcoholic sparkling beverage (apple))
Danish
3 entries- cider noun (alcoholic beverage)
- æblemost noun (non-alcoholic still beverage)
- æblevin noun (alcoholic beverage)
Dutch
3 entries- appelcider noun (alcoholic beverage)
- appelwijn noun (alcoholic beverage)
- cider noun (alcoholic beverage)
Estonian
1 entries- siider noun (alcoholic beverage)
Faroese
1 entries- cider noun (alcoholic beverage)
Finnish
3 entries- omenalimonadi noun (non-alcoholic sparkling beverage (apple))
- omenamehu noun (non-alcoholic still beverage)
- siideri noun (alcoholic beverage)
French
1 entries- cidre noun (alcoholic beverage)
Galician
1 entries- sidra noun (alcoholic beverage)
German
4 entries- Apfelmost noun (alcoholic beverage)
- Apfelmost noun (non-alcoholic still beverage)
- Apfelwein noun (alcoholic beverage)
- Cidre noun (alcoholic beverage)
Greek
3 entries- μηλίτης noun (alcoholic beverage)
- μηλόκρασο noun (alcoholic beverage)
- χυμός μήλου noun (non-alcoholic still beverage)
Hebrew
1 entries- סיידר noun (alcoholic beverage)
Hindi
1 entries- सेब की मदिरा noun (alcoholic beverage)
Hungarian
1 entries- almabor noun (alcoholic beverage)
Icelandic
2 entries- eplavín noun (alcoholic beverage)
- síder noun (alcoholic beverage)
Indonesian
4 entries- arak apel noun (alcoholic beverage)
- sari apel noun (non-alcoholic still beverage)
- sider noun (alcoholic beverage)
- sider noun (non-alcoholic still beverage)
Irish
2 entries- ceirtlis noun (alcoholic beverage)
- leann úll noun (alcoholic beverage)
Italian
1 entries- sidro noun (alcoholic beverage)
Japanese
3 entries- サイダー noun (non-alcoholic sparkling beverage (lemon-lime))
- シードル noun (alcoholic beverage)
- 林檎酒 noun (alcoholic beverage)
Korean
2 entries- 사과주 noun (alcoholic beverage)
- 사이다 noun (non-alcoholic sparkling beverage (lemon-lime))
Latin
1 entries- sīcera noun (alcoholic beverage)
Latvian
1 entries- sidrs noun (alcoholic beverage)
Lithuanian
1 entries- sidras noun (alcoholic beverage)
Macedonian
1 entries- јаболково вино noun (alcoholic beverage)
Middle English
1 entries- sider noun (alcoholic beverage)
Māori
1 entries- haira noun (alcoholic beverage)
Norman
1 entries- cidre noun (alcoholic beverage)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- eplevin noun (alcoholic beverage)
- sider noun (alcoholic beverage)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- sider noun (alcoholic beverage)
Old English
1 entries- æppelwīn noun (alcoholic beverage)
Polish
4 entries- cydr noun (alcoholic beverage)
- jabłecznik noun (alcoholic beverage)
- napój gazowany z sokiem cytrynowym noun (non-alcoholic sparkling beverage (lemon-lime))
- napój gazowany z sokiem jabłkowym noun (non-alcoholic sparkling beverage (apple))
Portuguese
1 entries- sidra noun (alcoholic beverage)
Romanian
1 entries- cidru noun (alcoholic beverage)
Russian
3 entries- сидр noun (alcoholic beverage)
- я́блочное вино́ noun (alcoholic beverage)
- я́блочный сок noun (non-alcoholic still beverage)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- lionn-ubhal noun (alcoholic beverage)
Slovene
1 entries- jabolčni mošt noun (alcoholic beverage)
Spanish
2 entries- sagardúa noun (alcoholic beverage)
- sidra noun (alcoholic beverage)
Swedish
4 entries- cider noun (alcoholic beverage)
- must noun (non-alcoholic still beverage)
- äppelcider noun (alcoholic beverage)
- äppelvin noun (alcoholic beverage)
Tagalog
1 entries- sidra noun (alcoholic beverage)
Turkish
1 entries- elma şarabı noun (alcoholic beverage)
Ukrainian
1 entries- сидр noun (alcoholic beverage)
Welsh
3 entries- afalwy noun (alcoholic beverage)
- osai noun (alcoholic beverage)
- seidr noun (alcoholic beverage)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
I love apple cider.
Source: tatoeba (749147)
Working men drank hard apple cider.
Source: tatoeba (807247)
Would you like some cider?
Source: tatoeba (3123353)
Showing 4 of 12 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "cider"?
Closest matches include apple cider, hard cider, pomatum, apple juice base, beverage.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "cider"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.