Synonyms and Antonyms of bibulous
1 able to soak up liquids especially readily <special drying cloths that are so bibulous that they can absorb 10 times their weight in water> Synonyms absorbent, spongy, thirstyRelated Words osmoticAntonyms nonabsorbent
2 given to excessive use of alcoholic beverages <a campaign to make the bibulous fraternity brother a collegiate archetype of the past> Synonyms crapulous, drunken, intemperate, sottishRelated Words debauched, dissipated, dissolute; drunk, high, inebriated, intoxicated, loaded [slang], soused, tipsyNear Antonyms clearheaded, sober, straight; abstemious, abstinent, teetotalAntonyms temperate
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