TEETOTALER Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

teetotaler

noun

ˈtē-ˈtō-tᵊl-ər

variants or teetotaller

as in abstainer

a person who abstains from alcoholic beverages in a quandary about what to serve for the wedding toast since his future in-laws are teetotalers

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Recent Examples of teetotaler In recent years, bars across the city have started offering mocktails and non-alcoholic beer and wine so teetotalers aren't limited to soda water and lime. —

Data Reporter, Austin American Statesman, 8 Jan. 2026 Gone are the days when teetotalers were limited to a syrupy Shirley Temple or a soda loaded with high-fructose corn syrup or aspartame. —

Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 31 Dec. 2025 Lukashenko, a professed teetotaler, raised a toast of vodka and urged his American guest to drink. —

Simon Shuster, Time, 8 Aug. 2025 Everyone agrees, teetotaller or not. —

Mike MacEacheran, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for teetotaler

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abstainer

Noun

Strikingly, this came at the expense of the time workers spent on highly focused, uninterrupted work, which fell by 9 percent for AI users, and stayed the same for AI abstainers.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 12 Mar. 2026
Heavier drinkers had higher mortality than lighter drinkers, but the study excluded lifelong abstainers — many of whom stop drinking because of illness or medication use.

— Robert M. Kaplan, STAT, 1 Jan. 2026