Synonyms for intoxicating
- adjective
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
Able to intoxicate; an intoxicant.
Example sentences
- exciting Nothing exciting ever seems to happen around here.
- exhilarating He took an exhilarating walk along the riverside.
- heady This beer is a little heady.
- dizzying These cars can reach dizzying speeds on the straights.
- alcoholic I didn't know that Tom was a recovering alcoholic.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| intoxicating | steady | |
| exciting | steady | |
| exhilarating | rising | |
| heady | rising | |
| dizzying | rising | |
| alcoholic | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- heady2
- 8 letters
- exciting3, dizzying3
- 9 letters
- alcoholic4
- 10 letters
- intoxicant
- 12 letters
- exhilarating5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (heady2 = 2 syllables).