DIPSOMANIACAL Synonyms: 75 Similar and Opposite Words

dipsomaniacal

adjective

as in alcoholic

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Adjective

There's no bodega to grab a soda next door, so the mini fridge in the rooms has a nice selection of sodas and alcoholic drinks.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Next, in comes Hegseth (Colin Jost), chugging a non-alcoholic beer.

— William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of alcoholic

Adjective

There is something debauched and luxurious about Durham’s photos, and not just because everyone in them is dressed as French aristocrats guzzling champagne and popping bon-bons.

— Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
For his story was a record of his most debauched thoughts and desires.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of debauched

Adjective

But this replacement adoption has strings attached, in the form of a father (Fabrizio Odetto) who’d already been trying to get Giulia away from his dissolute ex, and is not about to hand her over to some rich third party.

— Dennis Harvey, Variety, 30 July 2026
His untimely death set the template for the doomed, dissolute musician.

— David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026

Definition of dissolute

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But how differently would the Iron Lady have handled Brexit or Jean-Claude Juncker, the EU’s bibulous president?

— Philip Delves Broughton, WSJ, 16 Nov. 2018
Aside from his bibulous peculiarities, Old Roy is generous, brave, courteous and a keen lover of fun.

— John MacCormack, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Jan. 2018

Definition of bibulous

Adjective

This resort is a fantastic place for sun-seekers to unwind amidst lush Mediterranean scrub, rocky nooks, translucent waters, and thalasso pools.

— CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
To give the episodes shape, each is broken up into several mini-narratives, such as a mother cheetah learning to adapt her hunting style to mountainous rocky terrain in order to catch prey for her hungry cubs.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of rocky

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Researchers have recently taken a closer look at the role of the immune system in provoking those crapulous mornings.

— Jesse Hawley, Discover Magazine, 17 Mar. 2021
The memory ends with the image of my friend squatting, crapulous, and dumping her purse on the sidewalk.

— Justin Torres, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2021

Definition of crapulous

Adjective

Four other potential areas are strung out across the Pacific between what remains of Moke and Central America, according to the hurricane center.

— Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
There is a chorus of 14, singing sheep and a pair of dogs (hilariously portrayed by Catriona Hewitson and Edward Jowle), whose barks become words that Theresa understands as she becomes strung out.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of strung out

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