Synonyms of sot

sot

noun

ˈsät 

as in alcoholic

a person who makes a habit of getting drunk

a sot who was arrested after a bar fight

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• teetotaler
• abstainer
• nondrinker
• teetotalist

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sot

That at least has some continuity with the old days, because Third Avenue’s saloons at mid-century were where the sots washed up, like Ray Milland in The Lost Weekend. — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 2 Sep. 2026

The Rangers, who held a 16-7 sot advantage in the second, stormed the B’s zone after that and Korpisalo did start to battle well. — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 24 Sep. 2025

Yet the occasional poignancy of both Toby and Andrew, the sot and the fool, doesn’t emerge in this production. — Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025

Thrilling game sequences, a terrific ensemble cast led by Geena Davis, Lori Petty and Madonna, plus an all-timer performance from Tom Hanks as their hapless sot of a manager. — Ben Flanagan | [e-mail], al, 8 Apr. 2023

Fosse, after all, was creating in his own image, whether rendering himself as a satyr, a sot or a snake. — Jesse Green, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2023

Craving a drink, she is bullied by Rocco into singing for the ensemble, which Fisher does splendidly, registering the faded glory of the onetime lounge singer turned sot in a few simple bars. — Jordan Riefe, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Nov. 2019