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Synonyms for libation

Most common

drink beverage potation tipping

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Beverage — A beverage, especially an alcoholic one

beverage, drink, shot, potation, tiddly slang

2. Tip — the act of pouring a liquid, most often wine, in sacrifice on the ground, on a ritual object, or on a victim…

tip US, tipping

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The act of pouring a liquid, most often wine, in sacrifice on the ground, on a ritual object, or on a victim, in honor of some deity.

  2. n. 2

    A beverage, especially an alcoholic one.

Related words

Word family
libational libatious

Forms

Plural
libations → beverages, drinks, shots, potations…

Example sentences

  • drink You'll soon come to enjoy the food and drink here.
  • beverage My favorite beverage is without a doubt seltzer.
  • tipping You should greet your betters by tipping your hat.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
libationrising
drinkrising
beveragesteady
potationsteady
tippingrising

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

By length

3 letters
tip1
4 letters
shot1
5 letters
drink1
6 letters
tiddly2
7 letters
tipping2
8 letters
beverage3, potation

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (tiddly2 = 2 syllables).