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Synonyms for liquor

  • noun

Most common

alcohol tipple firewater potation liquid ardent spirits

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Alcohol — any alcoholic beverage

strong drink, alcohol, drink, hard drink, grog AU NZ, tipple, sauce, spirit, lush, firewater, potation, booze slang informal

2. Spirits — strong (high-ABV) alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation

spirits UK AU NZ, water of life, hard liquor, aqua vitae

3. Pot liquor — A liquid obtained by cooking meat or vegetables (or both)

pot liquor US, stock, broth, bouillon

4. Potable — A beverage, any drinkable liquid

beverage, potable

Other

liquid, ardent spirits, fluid

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A beverage, any drinkable liquid.

  2. n. 2

    A liquid obtained by cooking meat or vegetables (or both).

  3. n. 3

    Strong (high-ABV) alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation.

  4. n. 4

    Any alcoholic beverage.

Related words

Word family
liquorlike liquory liqueur liquid liquidate liquidation liquidator liquidity
Phrases
liquor store hard liquor corn liquor hold one's liquor liquor lounge liquor thief liquor up pot liquor
Is a kind of
liquor booze adult beverage hard drink strong drink

Forms

Plural
liquors → alcohols, drinks, grogs, tipples…

Example sentences

  • alcohol When can one say that a person has alcohol issues?
  • liquid This transparent liquid contains a kind of poison.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
liquorfalling
alcoholsteady
tipplefalling
firewaterrising
potationsteady
liquidfalling

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

By length

4 letters
lush1, grog1
5 letters
drink1, stock1, sauce1, fluid2, booze1, broth1
6 letters
spirit2, liquid2, tipple2
7 letters
alcohol3, spirits2, potable3
8 letters
beverage3, bouillon3, potation
9 letters
firewater

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fluid2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
spiritueux
Deutsch
Sprit