INTOXICANT Synonyms: 75 Similar and Opposite Words

intoxicant

noun

in-ˈtäk-si-kənt

Definition of intoxicant

as in alcohol

a distilled beverage that can make a person drunk a religious denomination that strictly forbids the use of all intoxicants

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Recent Examples of intoxicant Troopers woke the man and found open intoxicants on the passenger seat, MSP said. — Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026 The bill legalized the cultivation of industrial hemp (usually grown for sturdy fibers or food rather than as an intoxicant) to give farmers a new cash crop. — Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Romo was cited for first-offense OWI, unsafe passing and having an open intoxicant in a motor vehicle before being booked and later released pending a September court appearance. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026 Four hundred years later, a merry band of scientists and entrepreneurs of mind-altering intoxicants are plunging even deeper into the diabolical by mechanizing DMT’s delivery via IV syringe pumps. — Charles Moss, SPIN, 16 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for intoxicant

Recent Examples of Synonyms for intoxicant

Noun

The singer said that he was first admitted to a Swiss hospital in connection with his alcohol use in November 2023.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026
But now Oktoberfest is a proving ground for one of the most profound changes sweeping the global drinks industry as more consumers cut alcohol from their lives.

— Erik Kirschbaum, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of alcohol

Noun

The state liquor board would have had to address that question, but the application won’t get that far without the local zoning certificate.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
On the bedroom floor, there is a composite photo of every member of a sorority class, a fentanyl test, beer cans and liquor bottles littering the space.

— Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026