Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Showing results for nonalcoholic. Search instead for Non-alcoholic.
Synonyms

nonalcoholic

American  
[non-al-kuh-haw-lik, -hol-ik] / ˌnɒn æl kəˈhɔ lɪk, -ˈhɒl ɪk /

adjective

  1. not being or containing alcohol.

    nonalcoholic beverages.

noun

  1. a person who is not an alcoholic.

nonalcoholic British  
/ ˌnɒnælkəˈhɒlɪk /

adjective

  1. not containing alcohol

    nonalcoholic drinks
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of nonalcoholic

First recorded in 1905–10; non- + alcoholic

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Constellation has pushed into faster-growing categories, including low-alcohol offerings like hard seltzers and nonalcoholic drinks such as Hiyo, a botanical-infused tonic.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Scientists at Mayo Clinic's Center for Individualized Medicine have identified a rare genetic variant that can directly cause metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, formerly known as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2026

The largest contributor to annual inflation in January was housing, followed by food and nonalcoholic beverages.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

And Molson Coors has been moving into nonalcoholic drinks such as ZOA Energy and a premium mixer brand called Fever-Tree.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 7, 2026

And the result was she found she liked a nonalcoholic Noel better than ever—and she chucked the seer.

From Manslaughter by Miller, Alice Duer

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.