Excuse me just a second. I'll go and get the whiskey.
Source: tatoeba (39995)
Whiskey
/ˈwɪski/
Synonyms for "whiskey" (47 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (10)
Strong matches (14)
Related words (23)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: absinthe, alternate spelling, american spelling, angostura bitters, bitters.
- Sentence evidence is available for whiskey, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from moby, 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 "whiskey".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "whiskey"
Keep "whiskey" 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 "whiskey" 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 "whiskey", 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 "whiskey" 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
108 translations across 86 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- whisky noun (alcoholic drink)
Alabama
1 entries- okiimi noun (alcoholic drink)
Albanian
1 entries- uiski noun (alcoholic drink)
Arabic
2 entries- وِسْكِي noun (alcoholic drink)
- وِيسْكِي noun (alcoholic drink)
Armenian
1 entries- վիսկի noun (alcoholic drink)
Asturian
1 entries- güisqui noun (alcoholic drink)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- viski noun (alcoholic drink)
Belarusian
1 entries- ві́скі noun (alcoholic drink)
Bengali
1 entries- হুইস্কি noun (alcoholic drink)
Breton
1 entries- wiski noun (alcoholic drink)
Bulgarian
1 entries- уи́ски noun (alcoholic drink)
Burmese
1 entries- ဝီစကီ noun (alcoholic drink)
Catalan
1 entries- whisky noun (alcoholic drink)
Central Melanau
1 entries- wiski noun (alcoholic drink)
Chinese Cantonese
2 entries- 威士忌 noun (alcoholic drink)
- 威士忌酒 noun (alcoholic drink)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 威士忌 noun (alcoholic drink)
- 威士忌酒 noun (alcoholic drink)
Coast Miwok
1 entries- ʔómu líwa noun (alcoholic drink)
Cornish
1 entries- hwiski noun (alcoholic drink)
Czech
1 entries- whisky noun (alcoholic drink)
Danish
1 entries- whisky noun (alcoholic drink)
Dutch
1 entries- whiskey noun (alcoholic drink)
Eastern Mari
1 entries- виски noun (alcoholic drink)
Esperanto
1 entries- viskio noun (alcoholic drink)
Estonian
1 entries- viski noun (alcoholic drink)
Finnish
1 entries- viski noun (alcoholic drink)
French
1 entries- whisky noun (alcoholic drink)
Galician
1 entries- whisky noun (alcoholic drink)
Georgian
1 entries- ვისკი noun (alcoholic drink)
German
1 entries- Whisky noun (alcoholic drink)
Greek
1 entries- ουίσκι noun (alcoholic drink)
Greenlandic
1 entries- whisky noun (alcoholic drink)
Hebrew
1 entries- וִיסְקִי \ וויסקי noun (alcoholic drink)
Hindi
4 entries- मदिरा noun (alcoholic drink)
- विलायती पानी noun (alcoholic drink)
- व्हिस्की noun (alcoholic drink)
- शराब noun (alcoholic drink)
Hungarian
1 entries- whisky noun (alcoholic drink)
Icelandic
1 entries- viskí noun (alcoholic drink)
Ido
1 entries- wiskio noun (alcoholic drink)
Indonesian
1 entries- wiski noun (alcoholic drink)
Irish
2 entries- fuisce noun (alcoholic drink)
- uisce beatha noun (alcoholic drink)
Italian
1 entries- whisky noun (alcoholic drink)
Japanese
2 entries- ウィスキー noun (alcoholic drink)
- ウイスキー noun (alcoholic drink)
Kazakh
1 entries- виски noun (alcoholic drink)
Khmer
1 entries- វីស្គី noun (alcoholic drink)
Korean
1 entries- 위스키 noun (alcoholic drink)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- виски noun (alcoholic drink)
Latvian
1 entries- viskijs noun (alcoholic drink)
Lithuanian
1 entries- viskis noun (alcoholic drink)
Macedonian
1 entries- виски noun (alcoholic drink)
Malay
1 entries- wiski noun (alcoholic drink)
Maltese
1 entries- wiski noun (alcoholic drink)
Manx
1 entries- ushtey bea noun (alcoholic drink)
Mongolian
1 entries- виски noun (alcoholic drink)
Māori
1 entries- wihikē noun (alcoholic drink)
Northern Kurdish
1 entries- wîskî noun (alcoholic drink)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- whisky noun (alcoholic drink)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- whisky noun (alcoholic drink)
Occitan
1 entries- oísqui noun (alcoholic drink)
Pashto
1 entries- ويسکي noun (alcoholic drink)
Persian
1 entries- ویسکی noun (alcoholic drink)
Polish
1 entries- whisky noun (alcoholic drink)
Portuguese
2 entries- uísque noun (alcoholic drink)
- whisky noun (alcoholic drink)
Punjabi
1 entries- ਵਿਸਕੀ noun (alcoholic drink)
Romanian
1 entries- whisky noun (alcoholic drink)
Russian
1 entries- ви́ски noun (alcoholic drink)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- uisge-beatha noun (alcoholic drink)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- vȉski noun (alcoholic drink)
- ви̏ски noun (alcoholic drink)
Sinhalese
1 entries- විස්කි noun (alcoholic drink)
Slovak
1 entries- whisky noun (alcoholic drink)
Slovene
1 entries- viski noun (alcoholic drink)
Spanish
3 entries- güisqui noun (alcoholic drink)
- whisky noun (alcoholic drink)
- wiski noun (alcoholic drink)
Swahili
1 entries- wiski noun (alcoholic drink)
Swedish
2 entries- visky noun (alcoholic drink)
- whisky noun (alcoholic drink)
Tagalog
1 entries- wiski noun (alcoholic drink)
Tajik
1 entries- виски noun (alcoholic drink)
Thai
1 entries- วิสกี้ noun (alcoholic drink)
Turkish
1 entries- viski noun (alcoholic drink)
Turkmen
1 entries- wiski noun (alcoholic drink)
Ukrainian
1 entries- ві́скі noun (alcoholic drink)
Unami
1 entries- wëshki noun (alcoholic drink)
Urdu
2 entries- مدیرا noun (alcoholic drink)
- وہسکی noun (alcoholic drink)
Uyghur
1 entries- ۋىسكى noun (alcoholic drink)
Uzbek
1 entries- viski noun (alcoholic drink)
Vietnamese
4 entries- huých-ki noun (alcoholic drink)
- uytky noun (alcoholic drink)
- uýt-ki noun (alcoholic drink)
- uýt-xki noun (alcoholic drink)
Volapük
3 entries- filavin noun (alcoholic drink)
- lifavat noun (alcoholic drink)
- viskin noun (alcoholic drink)
Welsh
2 entries- chwisgi noun (alcoholic drink)
- whisgi noun (alcoholic drink)
Western Apache
1 entries- túnchʼíʼ noun (alcoholic drink)
Yiddish
1 entries- וויסקי noun (alcoholic drink)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
Jack Daniel's is a Tennessee whiskey.
Source: tatoeba (53164)
I have a bottle of whiskey.
Source: tatoeba (65694)
Whiskey goes very well with tea.
Source: tatoeba (65696)
Showing 4 of 12 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "whiskey"?
Closest matches include absinthe, alternate spelling, american spelling, angostura bitters, bitters.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "whiskey"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.