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Synonyms for alky

Most common

alcoholic lush boozer soaker drunkard alco

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    An alcoholic.

Related words

Other spellings
alchy alkie

Forms

Plural
alkies → alcoholics, lushes, boozers, soakers…

Example sentences

  • alcoholic I didn't know that Tom was a recovering alcoholic.
  • lush The goat peacefully grazed on the lush hillside.
  • boozer What's up, you boozer? Have you had some cough syrup again?
  • drunkard He repeatedly bashed the drunkard with his stick.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
alkyfalling
alcoholicfalling
lushrising
boozerrising
soakerrising
drunkardsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
lush1, alco2
5 letters
souse
6 letters
boozer2, soaker2
8 letters
drunkard2
9 letters
alcoholic4
11 letters
dipsomaniac

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (alco2 = 2 syllables).