Meanings
nounintoxicant (plural intoxicants)
plural intoxicants
- Something which intoxicates; an intoxicating agent.
Alcohol, opium and laughing gas are intoxicants.
adjectiveintoxicant (not comparable)
- not comparableIntoxicating.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivecausing intoxication
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nouna liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian упояващо средство
- упояващо средство (upojavašto sredstvo)intoxicating agent
Chinese Mandarin 使人陶醉的東西 /使人陶醉的东西, 醉人物質 /醉人物质
- 使人陶醉的東西 /使人陶醉的东西 (shǐ rén táozuì de dōngxi)intoxicating agent
- 醉人物質 /醉人物质 (zuìrén wùzhì)intoxicating agent
- 麻醉劑 /麻醉剂 (mázuìjì)intoxicating agent
Danish rusmiddel
- rusmiddelintoxicating agent
Finnish päihde
- päihdeintoxicating agent
German Rauschmittel
- Rauschmittelintoxicating agent
Latin ēbriāmen
- ēbriāmenintoxicating agent
Māori rongoā whakawairangi
- rongoā whakawairangiintoxicating agent
Norwegian Bokmål rusmiddel
- rusmiddelintoxicating agent
Spanish intoxicante, embriagante
- intoxicanteintoxicating agent
- embriaganteintoxicating agent
Cite this entry
APA
intoxicant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intoxicant
MLA
“intoxicant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intoxicant. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “intoxicant,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intoxicant.
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