drunkenness - Similar and Opposite Words

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Here are the synonyms for drunkenness , a list of similar words for drunkenness from our thesaurus that you can use

Noun

the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess

Synonyms

• boozing
• crapulence
• drink
• drinking
• drunkenness

More generic

• intemperance
• intemperateness

More specific

• drinking bout

Noun

a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol

Synonyms

• drunkenness
• inebriation
• inebriety
• insobriety
• intoxication
• tipsiness

More generic

• temporary state

Opposite / Antonyms

• soberness

More specific

• grogginess
• sottishness

Noun

habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms

Synonyms

• alcohol addiction
• alcoholism
• drunkenness
• inebriation

More generic

• drug addiction
• white plague

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