Meaning & use

nonalcoholic

adjective·Everyday

Not containing alcohol, especially describing a drink.

See it in a sentence

The bar offers a range of nonalcoholic cocktails for designated drivers.

She ordered a nonalcoholic beer because she was driving home later.

A note on using this word

Commonly hyphenated as "non-alcoholic" in British English, though this closed form is standard American spelling.

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Words with an opposite meaning

alcoholic

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