WINES Synonyms: 95 Similar and Opposite Words

wines 1 of 2

noun

plural of wine

as in liquors

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wines

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of wine

as in drinks

to drink wine or give wine to (another person) to drink wined and dined her clients in hopes of closing the deal

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Recent Examples of wines

Noun

For many years these wines have represented some of the best price-quality value in Italian wine. — Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 Multiple wines Fifteen red wines representing multiple regions will delight wine aficionados. — Terry Hagerty, Austin American Statesman, 9 Mar. 2026 Normally the type of wines that only wineries’ private club members or local insiders have access to, these exceptional offerings are chosen from Shefferman’s wide network of wine country vintners and winemakers. — Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 17 Feb. 2026 Taste Porto’s namesake wines Just across the river in Vila Nova de Gaia are the historic port wine lodges that made the city famous. — AFAR Media, 2 Oct. 2025 Although the Texas High Plains Region and the 290 Wine Trail near Fredericksburg are on the map for Texas wines, one of the flagship names in Texas wine is in Bryan. — Jill Robbins, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025

Verb

Drink still wines within two days and sparkling wines within one day for best flavor. — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 21 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wines

Noun

The hotel’s commitment to showing off local, small-batch liquors means that all standard cocktails, as well as most of the signature drinks offered at its three bars, feature in-state whiskeys, vodkas, gins, and bourbons as a base.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026
The Spirits That Work Best in Salty Drinks Generally, light liquors including gin, tequila, and vodka are the best builders for these cocktails and infusions, says Harris.

— Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of liquors

Verb

The impression is of a raucous house party—one in which secrets are spilled, kisses are stolen, and everyone drinks far too much.

— Zing Tsjeng, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
Current law says that if an accuser knowingly and willingly drinks too much, there is no crime for someone else to take advantage of the accuser’s incapacitation.

— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of drinks

Noun

There are no people in her piece, simply 45 silver images of Bowery storefronts and gutters, typically littered with empty bottles.

— J. Hoberman, ARTnews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
The image could be found on T-shirts, hats, billboards, beer bottles, Christmas ornaments and even adorned the cover of several books written about the championship season.

— Mark Long, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of bottles

Noun

An emphasis on local artisans can be seen in everything from the restaurant’s clay tableware to the spirits used in The Bar’s impressive craft cocktail list.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
While looks at the show leaned into the designer’s ethereal, romantic spirits, this was also an exercise in literary self-portraiture.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of spirits

Noun

According to the scientists, the method achieved some of the highest production rates yet for valuable alcohols and three- and four-carbon atoms.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
For example, a gold catalyst leads to the production of carbon monoxide (CO), while copper produces more complex compounds including alcohols, ethanol and methane (CH4).

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of alcohols

Noun

In fact, many white rums are initially matured in barrels and then filtered to remove their color, similar to the process used for cristalino tequila.

— Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 1 Sep. 2026
Most spirits clear the bar, but know that some rums, absinthes, and grain alcohols are outliers.

— Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 July 2026

Definition of rums

Noun

The cocktail program will be crafted by one of Employees Only’s principal bartenders, ensuring top-notch tipples round after round.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 11 Aug. 2026
Power brings a warmer and more wayward sensibility to such material than, say, the German photographers Bernd and Hilla Becher, whose deadpan grids of coal tipples and water towers drained industrial structures of affect.

— Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 23 June 2026

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