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Synonyms for hang over

Most common

beetle holdover katzenjammer

All synonyms

Noun

beetle, katzenjammer, holdover, veisalgia rare

Verb

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Negative effects, such as headache or nausea, caused by previous drunkenness due to (excessive) consumption of alcohol.

    I really enjoyed yesterday’s party, but now I have the biggest hangover – I’ll not be doing that again any time soon.

  2. v. 1

    To be threatening, to be imminent.

    A shadow of doubt hung over my academic future.

Related words

Word family
hangoverish hangxiety
Other spellings
hang-over hangover

Example sentences

  • beetle Yanni dug underground and found June beetle grubs.

By length

5 letters
hover2
6 letters
beetle2, impend2
8 letters
threaten2, holdover3
9 letters
veisalgia
12 letters
katzenjammer

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (hover2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
gueule de bois
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resaca