I bet you ten bucks that you can't stay off the grog for a month.
Source: tatoeba (3207396)
Grog
/ɡɹɑɡ/
Synonyms for "grog" (61 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (13)
Strong matches (18)
Related words (30)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: alcohol, alcoholic beverage, alcoholic drink, aqua vitae, ardent spirits.
- Sentence evidence is available for grog, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from moby, opengloss, derived_reverse.
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 "grog".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "grog"
Keep "grog" 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 "grog" 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 "grog", 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 "grog" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
Translations
23 translations across 21 languages.
Armenian
1 entries- գրոգ noun (alcoholic beverage made with rum and water)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- qroq noun (alcoholic beverage made with rum and water)
Belarusian
1 entries- грог noun (alcoholic beverage made with rum and water)
Bulgarian
1 entries- грог noun (alcoholic beverage made with rum and water)
Catalan
1 entries- grog noun (alcoholic beverage made with rum and water)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 格羅格酒 /格罗格酒 noun (alcoholic beverage made with rum and water)
Esperanto
1 entries- grogo noun (alcoholic beverage made with rum and water)
Finnish
1 entries- grogi noun (alcoholic beverage made with rum and water)
French
1 entries- grog noun (alcoholic beverage made with rum and water)
Georgian
1 entries- გროგი noun (alcoholic beverage made with rum and water)
German
1 entries- Grog noun (alcoholic beverage made with rum and water)
Hebrew
1 entries- גְּרוֹג noun (alcoholic beverage made with rum and water)
Indonesian
2 entries- arak pelaut noun (alcoholic beverage made with rum and water)
- grog noun (alcoholic beverage made with rum and water)
Japanese
1 entries- グロッグ noun (alcoholic beverage made with rum and water)
Kabuverdianu
2 entries- grog noun (alcoholic beverage made with rum and water)
- groge noun (alcoholic beverage made with rum and water)
Korean
1 entries- 그로그 noun (alcoholic beverage made with rum and water)
Macedonian
1 entries- грог noun (alcoholic beverage made with rum and water)
Polish
1 entries- grog noun (alcoholic beverage made with rum and water)
Portuguese
1 entries- grogue noun (alcoholic beverage made with rum and water)
Russian
1 entries- грог noun (alcoholic beverage made with rum and water)
Ukrainian
1 entries- грог noun (alcoholic beverage made with rum and water)
Sample sentences
7 total sentences available.
We're all out of grog, Captain.
Source: tatoeba (9701638)
[…] giving him a calebash, and the best part of a bottle of my rum, I desired him to run to the creek, and make me some grog, and this he did; but the poor fellow, never having made grog before, poured in all the spirits and but very little water, doubtless thinking, that the stronger it was the better; which beverage I swallowed to the bottom, without taking time to taste it, and I became instantly so much intoxicated that I could hardly keep my feet.
Source: wiktionary
I quite understood their drift, and after a stiff glass of grog, or rather more of the same, and with each a sovereign in hand, they made light of the attack, and swore they would encounter a worse madman any day for the pleasure of meeting so 'bloomin' good a bloke' as your correspondent.
Source: wiktionary
Showing 4 of 7 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "grog"?
Closest matches include alcohol, alcoholic beverage, alcoholic drink, aqua vitae, ardent spirits.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "grog"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.