Synonyms and antonyms of To drink alcohol, or to be drunk in American Thesaurus

drink (verb)

to drink alcohol, especially regularly or too often

knock back ()

to drink alcohol quickly or in large amounts

outdrink (verb)

to drink more alcohol than someone else

belt down ()

to drink alcoholic drinks quickly, one after another

barhop (verb)

Americaninformal to go to several different bars one after the other, drinking at each one

abuse (verb)

to use alcohol or illegal drugs in a way that is harmful to your health

hold your drink ()

to be able to drink a lot of alcohol without getting drunk

sober up ()

to become sober after being drunk

drink like a fish ()

to drink a lot of alcohol regularly

tipple (verb)

informal to drink alcohol

have a skinful ()

to drink a lot of alcohol and get drunk

booze (verb)

informal to drink alcohol

brown-bag (verb)

Americaninformal to bring your own alcoholic drinks with you to a restaurant that does not serve alcohol

carouse (verb)

mainly literary to drink alcohol and enjoy yourself in a noisy way

cut off (American)

Americaninformal to not allow someone to buy any more alcoholic drinks in a bar because they have already drunk too many

drink someone under the table ()

to drink more alcohol than someone else without becoming as drunk as they do

drown your sorrows ()

to get drunk in order to try to forget your problems

go on a bender ()

to drink a very large amount of alcohol in a short time

have had a few (too many) ()

to be drunk

have one too many ()

to drink too much alcohol

hit the bottle/take to the bottle ()

to start drinking a lot of alcohol

lace (verb)

to put a small amount of strong alcohol, a drug, or poison into a drink or food, sometimes secretly

revel (verb)

mainly literary to celebrate or enjoy yourself in a lively and noisy way, especially by singing, dancing, and drinking alcohol

sober up ()

to make someone become less drunk

swill (verb)

to drink a large amount of something, especially alcohol, in an enthusiastic way

take a pull ()

to drink something, especially an alcoholic drink

tie one on ()

to get drunk

toast (verb)

to drink a toast to someone

wet your whistle ()

to have a drink, especially of alcohol