BOTTLES Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

bottles

noun

plural of bottle

as in drinks

a distilled beverage that can make a person drunk a talented writer whose fondness for the bottle was the stuff of legend

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Recent Examples of bottles These include bottles and prototypes, fragrance and other product formulas — dating back to the oldest one, for Miss Dior, from 1948. — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026 Toilets and sinks did not appear to be working and 2-liter bottles filled with urine were all over the house, Erie Police Chief Rick Lorah said. — David K. Li, NBC news, 15 Oct. 2026 Pierce made contact with the driver, identified as Beckham, who reached to grab his wallet from the driver's side door, causing some pill bottles to rattle, which Pierce heard, the affidavit says. — Steven Mross, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026 Cleaning guides routinely single out lid gaskets, spouts and straws as the hardest parts of a reusable bottle to keep hygienic, and a 2025 study of bottles used by medical students found coliform bacteria in nearly half of the samples tested. — New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026 An assistant football coach at the University of Connecticut allegedly ordered nine drinks and two ½ bottles of wine before crashing into a tree in Tolland over the summer and leaving the scene, court papers said. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 Oct. 2026 Several medication bottles were also scattered throughout the room, investigators wrote. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bottles

Noun

Hotels in the area get in on the fun, too, like the Kennebunkport Inn, which places guests in the center of Dock Square and offers Prelude Tents featuring drinks and DJs.

— Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Oct. 2026
The upshot of this is that George, who works the room in a sharp gray suit, a few tattoos peeking out, has plenty of opportunities to charismatically make things right, shaking hands and clasping shoulders and sending over lull-filling drinks.

— Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of drinks

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

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

The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to consider whether Congress had the constitutional authority to impose a ban on distilling spirits in private homes more than 150 years ago.

— Michael Kunzelman, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026
Jonah himself is remaining positive while keeping his spirits up thanks to the love, support and encouragement of his family, friends and all those doctors and nurses who care so much for him.

— Patrick Snell, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026