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

drink (verb)

to drink alcohol, especially regularly or too often

abuse (verb)

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

sober up ()

to become sober after being drunk

swill (verb)

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

toast (verb)

to drink a toast to someone

lace (verb)

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

sober up ()

to make someone become less drunk

tipple (verb)

informal to drink alcohol

knock back ()

to drink alcohol quickly or in large amounts

booze (verb)

informal to drink alcohol

outdrink (verb)

to drink more alcohol than someone else

be drunk and disorderly ()

to behave in a noisy or violent way in a public place because you are drunk. This is an offence in the UK

belt down ()

to drink alcoholic drinks quickly, one after another

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 like a fish ()

to drink a lot of alcohol regularly

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 a skinful ()

to drink a lot of alcohol and get drunk

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

hold your drink ()

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

revel (verb)

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

sink (verb)

Britishinformal to drink alcoholic drinks

take a pull ()

to drink something, especially an alcoholic drink

wet your whistle ()

to have a drink, especially of alcohol