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ord-cluster'>imbibed nipped
Synonymous Phrases
boozed it up hit the bottle
Near Antonyms
abstained
  • to take in (something liquid) through small openings //the hot surface of the porous rock drank water like a sponge
    Synonyms
    absorbed imbibed soaked (up) sponged sucked (up) taken up
    Related Words
    gulped guzzled quaffed sipped slurped swallowed swigged swilled
    • du​bi​ous
    adjective
    du·​bi·​ous
    ˈdü-bē-əs also dyü-

    Definition

    • unsettled in opinion doubtful //I was dubious about the plan.
    • giving rise to uncertainty: such as
      of doubtful promise or outcome //a dubious plan
      questionable or suspect as to true nature or quality //the practice is of dubious legality
    Other Words
    • du​bi​ous​ly adverb
    • du​bi​ous​ness noun
    Synonyms & Antonyms
    Synonyms
    debatable disputable dodgy [chiefly British] doubtable doubtful dubitable equivocal fishy problematic (also problematical) queer questionable shadyord-cluster'>imbibed nipped
    Synonymous Phrases
    boozed it up hit the bottle
    Near Antonyms
    abstained
  • to take in (something liquid) through small openings //the hot surface of the porous rock drank water like a sponge
    Synonyms
    absorbed imbibed soaked (up) sponged sucked (up) taken up
    Related Words
    gulped guzzled quaffed sipped slurped swallowed swigged swilled
    • du​bi​ous
    adjective
    du·​bi·​ous
    ˈdü-bē-əs also dyü-

    Definition

    • unsettled in opinion doubtful //I was dubious about the plan.
    • giving rise to uncertainty: such as
      of doubtful promise or outcome //a dubious plan
      questionable or suspect as to true nature or quality //the practice is of dubious legality
    Other Words
    • du​bi​ous​ly adverb
    • du​bi​ous​ness noun
    Synonyms & Antonyms
    Synonyms
    debatable disputable dodgy [chiefly British] doubtable doubtful dubitable equivocal fishy problematic (also problematical) queer questionable shady