Synonyms of drunkard

drunkard

noun

ˈdrəŋ-kərd 

as in alcoholic

a person who makes a habit of getting drunk

accused him of being a no-good drunkard who needed professional help for his problem

Synonyms & Similar Words

• alcoholic
• drunk
• drinker
• inebriate
• tippler
• dipsomaniac
• boozer
• sot
• toper
• alkie
• alky
• souse
• boozehound
• tosspot
• rummy
• soak
• soaker
• juicer
• juicehead
• lush
• wino
• swiller
• swigger

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• teetotaler
• teetotaller
• abstainer
• nondrinker
• teetotalist

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of drunkard

The film stars Sjöström as a dispirited drunkard named David Holm who is forced to reflect on his past mistakes by the driver of Death’s carriage, who is chosen each year at the strike of midnight on New Year’s Eve. —Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2024

Continuously caught off guard by Lena’s seemingly naive openness, the misanthrope and old drunkard unexpectedly captivates her with his remarkable talent for writing. —Annika Pham, Variety, 18 May 2024

So your daughters have decided to side with their drunkard of a father and are trying to blackmail you into submission. —Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2024

Examples include the height of a flowing river, stock prices, a hospital’s patient count, the movement of gas molecules and even a stumbling drunkard’s swerving path. —Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Mar. 2024