BOOZING Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

boozing

verb

present participle of booze

as in drinking

to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages he went out boozing with his friends on his 21st birthday

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abstaining

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Recent Examples of boozing Still, Garance’s death stare into the void, where this woman is still hard-boozing 90 minutes into the movie, starts to run its premise thin despite Exarchopoulos’ terrific and totally internalized turn. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 17 May 2026 Ferrara makes no bones about the catastrophic consequences of so much boozing and chasing the dragon on his personal life and finances. — Nick Pinkerton, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025 At the same time, unlike other artists of the bro-country ilk, Aldean personally refrained from boozing it up throughout the show, waiting to pull out a red Solo cup with a shot of tequila in it until there were just 11 minutes left in a set that ran 97. — Theoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 23 Aug. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for boozing

drinking

Verb

Haymitch has a supporting role in the original franchise, appearing as the disillusioned, hard-drinking mentor of Lawrence’s Katniss Everdeen.

— Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 2 Oct. 2026
Doe had been drinking before arriving at the fraternity house to meet a friend, according to the civil lawsuit.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026