Word Type

Noun

Adjective

Adjective

The word "alcoholic" can be used as noun, adjective and adjective.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

nonalcoholic nonalcoholic teetotaler

Typical Location

bar bridge homeless shelter neighbor's house park prison

Capable Of

bottom out drink lot of booze

Derived Terms

Alcoholics Anonymous alcoholic encephalopathy alcoholically alcoholicity aminoalcoholic anti-alcoholic antialcoholic hydroalcoholic non-alcoholic nonalcoholic prealcoholic unalcoholic workalcoholic

Derived From

alcohol

Desires

liquor

Has Property

difficult to live with

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

drunk drunkard heady inebriate inebrious rummy sot wino

Type Of (IsA)

drunkard person

Related Terms

alcohol alcoholic beverage drunkard friend of Bill W.

Related Terms

abuse addict alcohol alcoholism friend of bill w pertain

Similar Terms

addicted dry dry hard intoxicant intoxicating intoxicating spiritous spirituous spirituous strong strong wet wet

Synonym Network

alcohol dependent

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.